title: The impact of oculomotor functioning on neuropsychological performance in Huntington disease.
abstract: Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative condition with prominent motor (including oculomotor), cognitive, and psychiatric effects. While neuropsychological deficits are present in HD, motor impairments may impact performance on neuropsychological measures, especially those requiring a speeded response, as has been demonstrated in multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia. The current study is the first to explore associations between oculomotor functions and neuropsychological performance in HD. Participants with impaired oculomotor functioning performed worse than those with normal oculomotor functioning on cognitive tasks requiring oculomotor involvement, particularly on psychomotor speed tasks, controlling for covariates. Consideration of oculomotor dysfunction on neuropsychological performance is critical, particularly for populations with motor deficits.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Bridgewater State University , Bridgewater , MA , USA.
authors.forename: Janessa O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.|c Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health , University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Long
authors.affiliation: d Department of Neurology , Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , TN , USA.
authors.forename: Holly J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Westervelt
authors.affiliation: e Department of Neuropsychology , VA Maryland Healthcare System , Baltimore , MD , USA.
authors.forename: Megan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: f Department of Psychology , University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City , MO , USA.
authors.forename: Jared M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.
authors.forename: Ji-In
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.|g Department of Neurology , Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.|h Department of Psychology , University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.
authors.forename: Jane S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Paulsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Huntington disease; PREDICT-HD; neuropsychology; oculomotor functioning; processing speed