Is Huntington's disease associated with deficits in theory of mind?

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 376-383

  Eddy, C M ^a,b   Sira Mahalingappa, S ^a   Rickards, H E ^a  

^a Department of Neuropsychiatry   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Huntington's disease; Movement disorders; Neurodegenerative disorders

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE; TETRABENAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; ONSET AGE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROBLEM BEHAVIOURS ASSESSMENT SHORT FORM; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH ARTICULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND; WORKING MEMORY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84868204916     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2012.01659.x     Document Type: Article

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