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Self-awareness of Motor Dysfunction in Patients with Huntington's Disease in Comparison to Parkinson's Disease and Cervical Dystonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2011

Emilia J. Sitek ,
Witold Sołtan ,
Dariusz Wieczorek ,
Michał Schinwelski ,
Piotr Robowski ,
Ralf Reilmann ,
Katarzyna Guzińska ,
Michał Harciarek ,
Wioletta Krysa  and
Jarosław Sławek
Emilia J. Sitek*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland Department of Neurology, St. Adalbert Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
Witold Sołtan
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, St. Adalbert Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
Dariusz Wieczorek
Affiliation:
Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
Michał Schinwelski
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland Department of Neurology, St. Adalbert Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
Piotr Robowski
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland Department of Neurology, St. Adalbert Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
Ralf Reilmann
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Germany
Katarzyna Guzińska
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Gdansk, Poland
Michał Harciarek
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Gdansk, Poland
Wioletta Krysa
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
Jarosław Sławek
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland Department of Neurology, St. Adalbert Hospital, Gdansk, Poland
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to: Emilia J. Sitek, St. Adalbert Hospital, Neurology Department, Al. Jana Pawla II 50, 80-462 Gdansk, Poland. E-mail: emsitek@gmail.com
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Abstract

Individuals suffering from Huntington's disease (HD) have been shown to present with poor self-awareness of a variety of symptoms. The aim of this study was to better assess the self-awareness of motor symptoms and activities of daily living (ADL) impairment in HD, in comparison to Parkinson's disease (PD) and cervical dystonia (CD). In particular, the anosognosia/anosodiaphoria of involuntary movements has been investigated. Self-awareness was tested in 23 patients with HD by comparing patient and caregiver ratings in reference to clinical control groups (25 PD with dyskinesias, PDdys; 21 PD without dyskinesias, PDndys; and 20 with CD). Patients were assessed neurologically by relevant rating scales. Self-awareness was tested using a scale based on 15 films demonstrating 3 types of motor symptoms (chorea/dyskinesias, parkinsonism, torticollis) as well as the Self-Assessment Parkinson's Disease Disability Scale. General cognitive status, verbal learning, cognitive control, and mood were also analyzed. Our results indicate that self-awareness of choreic movements was affected more severely in HD than in PDdys, despite comparable cognitive status. Patient–proxy agreement on ADL impairment was roughly similar in all clinical groups. The results are discussed in the context of orbitofrontal–limbic pathology as a potential trigger of anosognosia/anosodiaphoria in individuals with HD. (JINS, 2011, 17, 788–795)

Keywords

Movement disordersDementiaChoreaDyskinesiasCervical dystoniaAwareness
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 17 , Issue 5 , September 2011 , pp. 788 - 795
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Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 2011

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