Faculty Articles
Neuropsychological Deficits in Early, Middle, and Late Stage Huntington's Disease as Measured by the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Neuroscience
ISSN
0020-7454
Publication Date
1981
Abstract
The study compared 5 patients with recently diagnosed Huntington's Disease with 8 patients whose onset was between 36 and 66 months prior to testing, 6 patients whose onset was greater than 72 months previous, and 7 control patients equated for age and education. The results showed evidence of focal damage in the early group on two scales of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: Memory and Visual. However, the results also suggested a general diffuse process, present in the early group in only very mild form, but more obvious in the middle and late groups. The findings were consistent with the hypothesis that the diffuse symptoms develop in a continuous rather than abrupt manner. The results also suggest that psychological testing may be useful in the early identification of Huntington's disease.
DOI
10.3109/00207458108985820
Volume
14
Issue
1-2
First Page
95
Last Page
100
NSUWorks Citation
Moses, J. A.,
Golden, C. J.,
Berger, P. A.,
Wisniewski, A. M.
(1981). Neuropsychological Deficits in Early, Middle, and Late Stage Huntington's Disease as Measured by the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery.. International Journal of Neuroscience, 14(1-2), 95-100.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/335
