Health Dictionary
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Huntington's disease physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
Neurologic
- Aggressive behavior
- Egocentrism
- A reduced display of emotions such as blunting
- Selection of correct methods of remembering information (but not actual memory itself
- Abstract thinking
- Loss of facial expression (called “masks in movement”) or exaggerated facial gestures
- Chorea
- Bradykinesia
- Dystonia
- General lack of coordination and an unsteady gait
- Ability to sit or stand stably, speech, chewing and swallowing (which can lead to weight loss if diet and eating methods are not adjusted accordingly[1][2])
- Psychomotor function (slowing of thought processes to control muscles)
References
References
- ↑ Gaba AM, Zhang K, Marder K, Moskowitz CB, Werner P, and Boozer CN. Energy balance in early-stage Huntington disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005; 81(6):1335-41. PMID 15941884
- ↑ Caregiver’s Handbook for Advanced-Stage Huntington Disease. Booklet by the Huntington Society of Canada, retrieved 2007-04-11.
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