Predictive Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer and Huntington’s Disease: The Opinions of Midwives and Nurses in Flanders

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Welkenhuysen ◽  
Gerry Evers-Kiebooms
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Predictive Genetic Testing

scholarly journals Predictive genetic testing in Huntington’s disease: should a neurologist be involved?

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 1205-1209
Author(s):  
Mayke Oosterloo ◽  
Emilia K. Bijlsma ◽  
Corien C. Verschuuren-Bemelmans ◽  
Meyke I. Schouten ◽  
Christine de Die-Smulders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Predictive Genetic Testing

scholarly journals Psychological reactions to predictive genetic testing for Huntington’s disease: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1093-1105
Author(s):  
Kristine H. Tillerås ◽  
Siri H. Kjoelaas ◽  
Elisabeth Dramstad ◽  
Kristin B. Feragen ◽  
Charlotte Lippe
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Predictive Genetic Testing ◽  
Psychological Reactions

scholarly journals Diagnostic genetic testing for Huntington's disease

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Craufurd ◽  
Rhona MacLeod ◽  
Marina Frontali ◽  
Oliver Quarrell ◽  
Emilia K Bijlsma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Diagnostic Genetic Testing

“She Is So Fidgety”

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robertus M. A. de Bie ◽  
Susanne E. M. Ten Holter
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Mental Activity ◽  
Adult Onset ◽  
Involuntary Movements ◽  
Writing Movements

Chorea manifests as involuntary, often contnuous, unpredictable, and involuntary dance-like movements. Patients with chorea are often unaware that they have involuntary movements. Others may try to incorporate the movement into a semipurposeful action (parakinesia). Chorea is usually worse with mental activity or emotion. Physical activity may also exacerbate chorea. The presence of “motor impersistence” is typical of chorea. Sometimes patients can also make unintentional sounds referred to as hyperkinetic dysarthria. Chorea disappears during sleep. Ballism is considered a type of chorea with a more proximal distribution and larger movements. Athetosis is a term formally used for chorea with slow writing movements in the distal limbs, but it is not considered a specific entity of chorea anymore. The most important genetic cause of chorea in adulthood is Huntington’s disease, and genetic testing should be considered as a first step in all patients with adult-onset chorea if no secondary cause is found.

Huntington's disease confirmed by genetic testing in five african families

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 726-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Silber ◽  
J. Kromberg ◽  
J. A. Temlett ◽  
A. Krause ◽  
D. Saffer
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
African Families
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