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is HD hypokinetic or hyperkinetic

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hyperkinetic

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types of hyperkinetic movement disorders

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  • tremor
  • chorea (HD)
  • tics
  • hemiballismus
  • myoclonus
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hemiballismus

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  • a rare neurological movement disorder
  • involuntary, rapid, and forceful movements of the limbs on one side of the body
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myoclonus

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  • a type of uncontrollable movement
  • sudden, brief involuntary twitching, jerking, or spasm
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what is HD

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an inherited neurodegenerative disorder

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pathophysiology of HD

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  • autosomal dominant trinucleotide repeat (too many proteins)
  • chromosome 4
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HD prevalence

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5-8/100,000

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HD age of onset

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  • from teens to old age
  • typically 30-55 years
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a child of an HD parent has ? chance of inheriting the gene

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50/50 chance

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what happens if a child does not inherit the HD gene

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  • will not develop the disease
  • can’t pass it on
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what happens if a child does inherit the HD gene

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will sooner or later develop the disease

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in genetics, if one child inherits HD does it have an effect on whether their siblings will get it?

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no

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how to diagnose HD

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  • clinical and family history
  • genetic testing
  • MRI
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what would you see on an MRI in HD

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  • atrophy of caudate nuclei
  • emptying or wasting effect
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?% of onset before 21, which variant

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  • 5%
  • Westphal variant
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younger onset of HD prognosis

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present more rapidly

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frequent cause of death in HD

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aspiration pneumonia

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clinical features of HD

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  • chorea
  • eye movement disorder
  • psychiatric symptoms
  • dementia (dysexecutive syndrome)
  • parkinsonism
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chorea

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rapid, involuntary, non-repetitive movements

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common psychiatric symptoms in HD

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depression, agitation, anxiety, suicide

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dysexecutive syndrome

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  • group of symptoms, usually resulting from brain damage
  • cognitive, behavioural and emotional categories
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categories of HD symptoms

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  • physical/movement
  • cognitive
  • psychiatric/behavioral
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motor symptoms in HD

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  • chorea
  • dystonia
  • rigidity
  • bradykinesia
  • gait disorder
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dystonia

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  • neurological hyperkinetic movement disorder
  • involuntary sustained or repetitive muscle contractions
  • twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures
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cognitive symptoms in HD
- difficulties planning and organizing - lack of initiation (activities and conversations) - perseveration - impulsivity - irritability and temper outburst - perceptual problems - unawareness/lack of insight - difficulty in new learning - SLCN
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behavioral symptoms in HD
- depression - OCD - irritability - apathy - anxiety
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movement in HD
- affects normal voluntary movements - involuntary, random, choreiform movements - affects any part of the body
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both chorea and impairment of voluntary movements progress in the middle stages of HD but later...?
chorea declines as patients become rigid and unable to initiate voluntary movements
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cognition is characterized initally by ? and develops into ?
- loss of speed and flexibility (seen first in complex tasks) - develop more global impairments (judgement, memory, concentration)
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depression prevalence
63% of HD patients
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depression often precedes ?
neurological symptoms
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mania prevalence
2-12%
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? is more common in HD than other neurological conditions
suicide
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psychosis related to HD is...
more resistant to treatment than psychosis in schizophrenia
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early signs of HD
- depression (irritability, low motivation, withdrawal of activities and friends, decline in personal appearance, lack of behavioral initiation) - decreased spontaneous speech - constriction of emotional expression - clumsiness - chorea - sexual dysfunction
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middle signs of HD
- unsteadiness - dropping things - gait disorder - sleep disorder - cognitive dysfunction - decreased cognition
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late signs of HD
- weight loss - speech disorder - swallowing disorder - bladder/bowel incontinence
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MDT HD management
- genetic counseling - pharmacological - supportive (SLT, dietician, PT, SW) - end of life decisions
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medications for HD
- tetrabenazine (chorea) - antipsychotics - antidepressants
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? medications influence disease progression
none
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OT role in HD
- ADLs - cognition
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PT role in HD
- mobility - gait - falls
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HD rating scale
Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS)
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UHDRS
- Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale - 4 measures (motor, cognitive, behavioral, functional)
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? dysarthria in HD
hyperkinetic
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hyperkinetic dysarthria
- reflects underlying movement disorder - involuntary contractions of muscle groups - all subsystems
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general hyperkinetic dysarthria (subsystem symptoms)
- articulation - episodes of hypernasality - harshness, breathiness - unplanned loudness variation - altered rate - prolonged phonemes and intervals (inappropriate silences) - equalized stress
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hyperkinetic dysarthria (subsystem symptoms) specific to HD
- sudden forced inspiration/expiration - articulatory breakdowns - phonatory impairment (harsh, strained-strangled quality, excessive loudness) - prosody impairment (monopitch, monoloudness, reduced stress, short phrases)
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HD hyperkinetic dysarthria management
- reduce rate - stress and intonation drills - speaking on exhalation - rhythmic breathing - AAC - yes/no system - educate conversational partner
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language changes in HD
- receptive language (complex discourse, drawing inferences) - latency of responses - WFD - decreased utterance length, syntactical complexities - increased vulnerability to interference - difficulties maintaining topic of conversation - perseveration
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hyperkinetic subgroup dysphagia
- rapid lingual chorea - swallow incoordination - repetitive swallows - prolonged laryngeal elevation - inability to stop respiration - frequent eructation
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eructation meaning
release of air or gas from the stomach or esophagus through the mouth
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rigid-bradykinetic subgroup dysphagia
- mandibular rigidity - slow lingual chorea - coughing on foods - choking on liquids
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HD effect on FEDS
1. involuntary movements make it difficult to cut and transfer food - too much food --> risk of choking - spills food --> embarassment and reduced intake 2. unexpected gulps of air during swallowing (aspiration or choking) 3. reduced muscle strength (difficulties moving the food from throat to the stomach) - multiple swallows - globus sensation 4. involuntary movements of lips and tongue --> difficulty controlling saliva (drooling and coughing) 5. involuntary movements in the chest cavity --> difficulties containing food in the stomach - regurgitation/reflux, vomiting - globus sensation 6. reduced desire to eat a full meal --> weight loss (in addition to extra calories needed from chorea
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HD dysphagia treatment
- family/carer education - feeding techniques - reduced anxiety and chorea - reduce distractions - diet modification - alternative feeding

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