title: Self-awareness of executive dysfunction in Huntington's disease: comparison with Parkinson's disease and cervical dystonia.
abstract: This study assessed self-awareness of executive deficits in patients with Huntington's disease (HD) in comparison to patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and with cervical dystonia (CD). Eighty-nine patient-proxy pairs participated in the study (23 with HD, 25 with advanced PD, 21 with mild PD and 20 with CD). Executive function was assessed with the Stroop test and the Dysexecutive Questionnaire. Insight into executive impairment in HD is mildly affected, when compared to PD and CD.
authors: Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. emsitek@gmail.com
authors: Emilia J
authors: EJ
authors: Sitek
authors: Witold
authors: W
authors: Sołtan
authors: Dariusz
authors: D
authors: Wieczorek
authors: Michał
authors: M
authors: Schinwelski
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Robowski
authors: Michał
authors: M
authors: Harciarek
authors: Katarzyna
authors: K
authors: Guzińska
authors: Jarosław
authors: J
authors: Sławek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001364:Awareness; D003071:Cognition; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014103:Torticollis / Q000523:psychology*