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Cognitive Performance and Apathy Predict Unemployment in Huntington's Disease Mutation Carriers.
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences - 1 Jan 2018
Jacobs Milou, Hart Ellen P, Roos Raymund A C
Abstract excerpt
Unemployment is common for those with Huntington's disease (HD), a genetic neurodegenerative disorder, and affects patients' quality of life. HD is characterized by motor disturbances, cognitive dysfunction, and psychiatric symptoms. The purpose of this article was to determine which clinical signs of HD are predictive of unemployment. Data for employed (N=114) and unemployed (N=106) HD mutation carriers were...
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