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Visual Working Memory Impairment in Premanifest Gene-Carriers and Early Huntington's Disease.
Journal of Huntington's disease - 1 Jan 2012
Dumas Eve M, Say Miranda J, Jones Rebecca, Labuschagne Izelle, O'Regan Alison M, Hart Ellen P, van den Bogaard Simon J A, Queller Sarah, Justo Damian, Coleman Allison, Dar Santos Rachelle C, Dürr Alexandra, Leavitt Blair R, Tabrizi Sarah J, Roos Raymund A C, Stout Julie C
Abstract excerpt
Working memory deficits have been found in Huntington's disease (HD) and in a small group of premanifest (PreHD) gene-carriers. However, the nature and extent of these deficits are unknown. In a large cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine the degree of visuospatial working memory dysfunction across multiple stages of HD. Specifically, visuospatial working memory capacity and response times across various...
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