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Background: This study examines non-verbal (design) and verbal (phonemic and semantic) fluency in prodromal Huntington's disease (HD). An accumulating body of research indicates subtle deficits in cognitive functioning among prodromal mutation carriers for HD. Methods: Performance was compared between 32 mutation carriers and 38 non-carriers in order to examine the magnitude of impairment across fluency tasks. The predicted years to onset (PYTO) in mutation carriers was calculated by a regression equation and used to divide the group according to whether onset was predicted as less than 12.75 years (HD+CLOSE; n = 16) or greater than 12.75 years (HD+DISTANT; n = 16). Results: The results indicate that both non-verbal and verbal fluency is sensitive to subtle impairment in prodromal HD. HD+CLOSE group produced fewer items in all assessed fluency tasks compared to non-carriers. HD+DISTANT produced fewer drawings than non-carriers in the non-verbal task. PYTO correlated significantly with all measures of non-verbal and verbal fluency. Conclusion: The pattern of results indicates that subtle cognitive deficits exist in prodromal HD, and that less structured tasks with high executive demands are the most sensitive in detecting divergence from the normal range of functioning. These selective impairments can be attributed to the early involvement of frontostriatal circuitry and frontal lobes.
Background: This study examines non-verbal (design) and verbal (phonemic and semantic) fluency in prodromal Huntington's disease (HD). An accumulating body of research indicates subtle deficits in cognitive functioning among prodromal mutation carriers for HD. Methods: Performance was compared between 32 mutation carriers and 38 non-carriers in order to examine the magnitude of impairment across fluency tasks. The predicted years to onset (PYTO) in mutation carriers was calculated by a regression equation and used to divide the group according to whether onset was predicted as less than 12.75 years (HD+CLOSE; n = 16) or greater than 12.75 years (HD+DISTANT; n = 16). Results: The results indicate that both non-verbal and verbal fluency is sensitive to subtle impairment in prodromal HD. HD+CLOSE group produced fewer items in all assessed fluency tasks compared to non-carriers. HD+DISTANT produced fewer drawings than non-carriers in the non-verbal task. PYTO correlated significantly with all measures of non-verbal and verbal fluency. Conclusion: The pattern of results indicates that subtle cognitive deficits exist in prodromal HD, and that less structured tasks with high executive demands are the most sensitive in detecting divergence from the normal range of functioning. These selective impairments can be attributed to the early involvement of frontostriatal circuitry and frontal lobes.
This study investigated episodic memory in prodromal HD. Three groups were compared (N = 70): mutation carriers with less than 12.5 years to disease onset (n = 16), mutation carriers with 12.5 or more years to disease onset (n = 16), and noncarriers (n = 38). Episodic memory was assessed using the Fuld Object Memory Evaluation, which included multimodal presentation and selective reminding, and the Claeson-Dahl Learning Test which included verbal repeated presentation and recall trials. Both carrier groups demonstrated deficient episodic memory compared to noncarriers. The results suggest deficient episodic memory in prodromal HD, and that inconsistent retrieval contributes to these deficits. Multimodal presentation attenuates the deficits.
RESUMOIntrodução: a doença de Huntington (DH) é uma enfermidade neurodegenerativa e de desenvolvimento tardio, autossômica dominante. Declínio cognitivo, coréia, disfunção motora severa e óbito no estágio final, são sintomas que caracterizam a doença. Atualmente, testes moleculares para diagnóstico pré-sintomático estão acessíveis à população em risco, porém implicações éticas permeiam esse tipo de exames. Objetivo: avaliar aspectos atuais da realização de testes genéticos para DH no Brasil por meio de estudo analítico de amostra de laboratórios. Metodologia: foram utilizados questionários semiestruturados enviados a 19 laboratórios que ofereciam testes diagnósticos e preditivos para a doença em suas paginas virtuais, por meio de correio eletrônico, a fim de obter informações sobre a metodologia empregada para os testes, infraestrutura, composição da equipe técnica, sexo dos indivíduos atendidos, percentagem de resultados positivos e cuidados oferecidos ao indivíduo/família antes e após a realização dos exames. Resultados: os laboratórios que aceitaram participar do estudo e responderam ao questionário informaram dispor de uma infraestrutura excelente, em termos de pessoal e equipamentos, atendendo aos requisitos básicos para a realização dos exames utilizando principalmente a técnica da Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase (PCR), na metodologia molecular. O percentual de resultado positivo para DH nos laboratórios pesquisados variou de 30 a 90%, sendo que este último percentual foi apresentado pelo laboratório vinculado a Instituto Público de Ensino Superior que era o único a oferecer acompanhamento psicológico e/ou psiquiátrico antes e após os exames. Conclusão: para promover a ampliação do acesso a esse tipo de teste à população acometida pela doença de Huntington, deve ser estimulada a criação de laboratórios com tecnologia de ponta e a formação de recursos humanos especializados. Palavras-chave: Doença de Huntington. Testes preditivos. Laboratórios. PCR. ABSTRACT Introduction: Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative and
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