Executive functions in premanifest Huntington's disease

Executive functions in premanifest Huntington's disease.

BACKGROUND We investigated the viability of psychometrically robust executive function measures as markers for premanifest Huntington's disease (HD). METHODS Fifteen premanifest HD subjects and 42 controls were compared on the NIH EXAMINER executive function battery. This battery yields an overall executive composite score, plus working memory, cognitive control, and fluency scores that are m...

MRI Tz Hypointensities in basal ganglia of premanifest Huntingtons disease

Applying Bioinfomatics Strategies in Huntingtons Disease Research

Involvement of specific executive functions in mobility in Parkinson's disease.

Postural instability and gait disorders (PIGD) in Parkinson's disease (PD) seem to be associated with executive dysfunction. We investigated which specific executive functions are associated with functional mobility in mildly affected PD patients. Functional mobility (Timed Up&Go Test, TUG), PIGD score, (spatial) working memory, set shifting, response inhibition and response generation were ass...

Comparison of Executive Functions in Preterm and Normal Children

Introduction: Executive functions refer to the use of cognitive processes to control thoughts and emotions. The purpose of this study was to compare the executive functions in premature and normal children. Methods: The present study is a causal comparative study. The statistical population of this study was Tabriz Premature Children that 30 of these children were selected by using available sa...