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Circulating levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: correlation with mood, cognition and motor function
(FUTURE MEDICINE LTD, 2010)
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most widely distributed neurotrophin in the CNS, where it plays several pivotal roles in synaptic plasticity and neuronal survival. As a consequence, BDNF has become a key ...
Comportamento, competência social e qualidade de vida na Doença de Huntington
(ABRAMO Associação Brasileira de Motricidade Orofacial, 2015-12-01)
ABSTRACT:Purpose: investigating the behavior, the social competence and the quality of life of individuals who carry Huntington Disease.Methods: the sample was constituted for 30 participants, from 33 to 79 years old, ...
Brain SPECT imaging in Huntington's disease before and after therapy with olanzapine: case reportSPECT cerebral na doença de Huntington antes e após terapia com olanzapina: relato de caso
(Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 1999)
Neuroinflammation in Huntington’s Disease: A Starring Role for Astro-cyte and Microglia
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2021-11-26)
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the huntingtin gene. HD causes motor, cognitive, and behavioral dysfunction. Since no existing treatment affects the ...
Analysis of cognitive decline in patients with Huntington's disease using unified Huntington's disease rating scale
Previous to appearance of motor alterations in Huntington's disease (HD), there can be a discreet cognitive deterioration. During the first decade of evolution of the disease, Mini-Mental State Examination and IQ test may ...
Rol de enfermería en la atención del paciente con la enfermedad de Huntington y sus cuidadores, una revisión de tema
(Facultad de Ciencias de la SaludEnfermería, 2018)
Introducción: La Enfermedad de Huntington (EH) es clasificada como una “enfermedad rara” la cual tiene como principales características ser hereditaria y neurodegenerativa trasmitida con rasgo un autosómico dominante. En ...
Endocannabinoid system as a potential target for neurodegenerative diseases
(Araranguá, SC, 2022-07-13)
Neurodegenerative diseases (ND) represent a critical social and economic problem worldwide and are becoming highly prevalent because of the increasing average age of the population. ND is characterized by exacerbated neural ...
Losing ground: Frontostriatal atrophy disrupts language embodiment in Parkinson's and Huntington's disease
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2017-09)
Within the language domain, movement disorders triggered by frontostriatal damage are characterized by deficits in action verbs, motor-language coupling, and syntax. However, these impairments have not been jointly interpreted ...
Enfermedad de Huntington infantil: reporte del primer caso en Costa Rica confirmado por análisis molecular
(2016)
La enfermedad de Huntington (HD, por sus siglas
en inglés) es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa
progresiva, con una prevalencia en la población
caucásica de 10.6-13.7 casos por 100 000 habitantes.
La prevalencia de la ...