Using functional status to aid interpretation of the composite unified huntington’s disease rating scale (cUHDRS) scores in patients with huntington’s disease (HD)

Applying Bioinfomatics Strategies in Huntingtons Disease Research

the genetic analysis of iranian patients with huntingtons disease

huntingtons disease (hd) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease characterized by involuntary movements, behavioral and personality changes, dementia and cognitive decline. although the mean age of onset is about 40 years, it varies from 5 to 79 years. therefore, at-risk individuals are never sure to have escaped the disease. hd is a member of the growing family of neurodegenerative disorder...

Huntingtin and the molecular pathogenesis of Huntingtons disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the IT15 gene, which results in a long stretch of polyglutamine close to the amino-terminus of the HD protein huntingtin (htt). The normal function of htt, and the molecular mechanisms that contribute to the disease pathogenesis, are in the process of being elucidated. In this review...

MRI Tz Hypointensities in basal ganglia of premanifest Huntingtons disease

The Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS): status and recommendations.

The Movement Disorder Society Task Force for Rating Scales for Parkinson's Disease prepared a critique of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Strengths of the UPDRS include its wide utilization, its application across the clinical spectrum of PD, its nearly comprehensive coverage of motor symptoms, and its clinimetric properties, including reliability and validity. Weaknesses ...