Background: As an effect of the cognitive, emotional and motor symptoms associated with
Huntington's disease, communicative interaction is often dramatically changed. No study …

Background Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a
triad of motor, cognitive and psychological symptoms, leading to a gradual breakdown of …

Objectives This study explored the perspectives of people affected by Huntington's disease
(HD) on their own communicative abilities. Methods Qualitative semi-structured interviews …

Huntington's disease is a hereditary, neurodegenerative disorder with motor, cognitive, and
emotional deficits that have a profound effect on the ability to communicate and must be …

Background: Huntington's disease not only affects motor speech control, but also may have
an impact on the ability to produce and understand language in communication. Aims: The …

Objective: A systematic review examining the presence and nature of language disorders
associated with Huntington disease (HD). Background: HD is characterized by gradual …

Background: Many individuals with Huntington's disease experience reduced functioning in
cognition, language and communication. Talking Mats is a visually based low technological …

Background: Family functioning in Huntington's disease (HD) is known from previous studies
to be adversely affected. However, which aspects of family functioning are disrupted is …

Speech and language therapists play an important role in the management of
communication difficulties in Huntington's disease (HD). As the disease progresses the …

Background: The debilitating and very visible motor effects of the incurable, progressive, and
fatal neurodegenerative condition Huntington disease (HD) are accompanied by more …