Linguistic and cognitive supplementation strategies as augmentative and alternative communication techniques in huntington's disease: Case report

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-160
Author(s):  
Estelle Klasner ◽  
Kathryn Yorkston
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
Disease Case

Deep rTMS for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Huntington's Disease: Case Report

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 960-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly Davis ◽  
Angela Phillips ◽  
Aron Tendler ◽  
Angela Oberdeck
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Disease Case

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Use by Individuals With Huntington's Disease: Benefits and Challenges of Implementation

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 456-463
Author(s):  
Sarah Diehl ◽  
Michael de Riesthal
Keyword(s):  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Partner Support ◽  
Access To Services ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Communication Partner ◽  
Communication Impairments

Purpose The purpose of this article was to describe the complex symptoms associated with Huntington's disease (HD) and how they influence implementation of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services to address communication impairments. Three case studies with varied presentation, AAC recommendations, and overall outcomes are presented followed by a discussion on common challenges of AAC intervention for this population. Conclusion Providing AAC services to individuals with HD can be complicated due to variability in symptoms, access to services, funding, and communication partner support. It is important to understand HD and consider the complex presentation of symptoms that impact appropriate AAC strategies and intervention. Further research is needed to improve guidelines available to clinicians.

scholarly journals Predicting Prognosis of Psychosis in Huntington’s Disease: Case Report and Review of Literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 469-471
Author(s):  
Sujita Kumar Kar ◽  
Mohit Kumar Shahi ◽  
Adarsh Tripathi ◽  
Praveen Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Autosomal Dominant ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorder ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidities ◽  
Disease Case ◽  
Cognitive Disturbances

ABSTRACTHuntington’s disease (HD) is rare variant of progressive neurodegenerative disorder which follows an autosomal dominant pattern. Psychiatric comorbidities are not uncommon with HD. Mood disorder, cognitive disturbances, anxiety disorders, and psychosis are the psychiatric comorbidities reported with HD. We report here a case of HD, where psychosis developed during illness. Prognosis of psychosis in HD is emphasized in this report with review of literature.

scholarly journals Multidisciplinary Care in Huntington’s Disease: Case Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Cortez Guerra ◽  
Alessandra Luiza Lara Poloni ◽  
Marcela Maria Mattos Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Disease Case ◽  
Patient Reported

Context: Huntington’s disease (HD) is a degenerative neurological disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance resulting from the loss of GABAergic neurons in the striatum. The prevalence of HD is 10.6 to 13.7 individuals per 100,000 in the Western population. Case report: DRO is a 57- year-old female admitted to a Long-Term Care Facility in 2018 due to the diagnosis of Huntington’s Disease (HD) four years ago. The patient presented right-side hemiplegia, choreic movements in the upper extremities, postural instability, dysarthria, visual hallucinations, behavioral changes, alert and communicative. During institutionalization, the occupational therapist, physical therapist and the speech therapist performed cognitive stimulation activities, motor physiotherapy with balance training, gait and muscle strengthening, interventions for dysarthria and dysphagia prevention. After a year, there was a disease progression with episodes of fall and deterioration of choreic movements, cognitive function and coordination; then, the physical therapist intensified motor rehabilitation and bracing in the left hand in the occupational therapy sessions due to the onset of deformities. In 2020, the patient reported stabilizing her clinical condition and continued the rehabilitation sessions. Conclusions: Physiotherapeutic interventions demonstrated improvement in muscle strength and gait in HD patients. However, the results are heterogeneous due to the morbidity and phenotypic variety of the disease. The response to occupational therapy and speech therapy lacks previous studies on this disease. Thus, the multidisciplinary therapeutic approach is indicated due to its importance in the patient’s overall assessment and prevention of comorbidities.

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