A Novel Ecological Approach Reveals Early Executive Function Impairments in Huntington’s Disease

A Novel Ecological Approach Reveals Early Executive Function Impairments in Huntington’s Disease

Introduction: Impairments in executive functions are common in neurogenetic disorders such as Huntington’s disease (HD) and are thought to significantly influence the patient’s functional status. Reliable tools with higher ecological validity that can assess and predict the impact of executive dysfu...

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Main Authors: Filipa Júlio, Maria J. Ribeiro, Miguel Patrício, Alexandre Malhão, Fábio Pedrosa, Hélio Gonçalves, Marco Simões, Marieke van Asselen, Mário R. Simões, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Cristina Januário
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Huntington’s disease
executive functions
activities of daily living
ecological validity
virtual reality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00585/full

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