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Características gerais da doença de Huntington e os desafios com a vida cotidiana: uma revisão da literatura

Objetivos: Apresentar as características gerais da DH e os principais desafios encarados no cotidiano pelos portadores. Método: foi realizada uma revisão de literatura na qual foram considerados artigos científicos embasados em banco de dados (PubMed, Scielo, Lilacs e diretório Google Acadêmico), a...

Theory of mind impairment in Huntington's disease patients and their relatives

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (8), 2019
ABSTRACT Huntington disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by movement disorders, cognitive impairment, and psychiatric symptoms. Relatives of HD patients experience a great burden as the latter suffer from altered social conduct and deterioration of interpersonal relationsh...

Mid- and long-term anxiety levels associated with presymptomatic testing of Huntington's Disease, Machado-Joseph Disease, Machado-Joseph disease, and familial amyloid polyneuropathy

Objective: To study anxiety as a variable of the mid- and long-term psychological impact of pre-symptomatic testing for three autosomal dominant late-onset disorders – Huntington’s disease (HD), Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) and familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) TTR V30M – in a Portu...

Estudio de una familia con Corea de Huntington en Cañete
Study of a family with Huntington's Chorea in Cañete

De 14 familias con Corea de Huntington (C.H.) identificadas en el Valle de Cañete, se estudia una, integrada por 392 personas y en la que se encuentra 30 pacientes; 16 hombres y 14 mujeres, y 2 sospechosos. La enfermedad habría aparecido en esta familia hace 120 a 150 años. Los apellidos y los rasgos ...