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ArticleNeurology. Clinical practice2025

Improving the Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Genetically Confirmed Adult-Onset Huntington Disease: Considering Nonmotor Presentations.

Ciaran M Considine, Clare M Eddy, Samuel A Frank, Sandra K Kostyk, Mayke Oosterloo, Annie Killoran, Erin Furr Stimming, Matthias Dose, Travis Cruickshank, Thomas D Bird and 5 more

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Article in Neurology. Clinical practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Patient Perspectives on Psychiatric Polygenic Risk Scores in Reproductive Decision-Making and Polygenic Embryo Screening.American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Ciaran M ConsidineNeurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-2821
Clare M EddyNational Centre for Mental Health, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7821-1121
Samuel A FrankNeurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1866-162X
Sandra K KostykNeurology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3371-753X
Mayke OosterlooNeurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0732-4406
Annie KilloranPsychiatry, Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa, Iowa City.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7326-2708
Erin Furr StimmingNeurology, McGovern Medical School of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2466-0831
Matthias DoseKbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum Taufkirchen/München-Ost, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5879-8038
Travis CruickshankSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8673-191X
Thomas D BirdNeurology, University of Washington, Seattle.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-3529
Louise VetterHuntington's Disease Society of America, New York, NY.
Astri ArnesenEuropean Huntington Association, Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0148-592X
James ValvanoWeHaveAFace.org, St. Cloud, FL; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7031-5833
Herwig W LangeZentrum für Bewegungsstörungen und Neuromodulation, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0718-4001
Daniel O ClaassenNeurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-4902

Funding

University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG066509 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Thomas J. Grabowski · 2020 to 2026
$29.0M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066509
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Huntington disease (HD) is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder. Given the focus on motor manifestations, nonmotor symptoms are frequently underappreciated in clinical evaluations, despite frequently contributing to primary functional impairment. Recent Findings: A diagnosis of motor-onset as the definition of manifest symptoms misrepresents the complex nature of HD presentation. Despite recent attempt to integrate nonmotor diagnostic criteria, practical guidelines are necessary to inform clinical diagnosis. We propose an HD diagnostic framework and staging system that prioritizes genetic testing, integrates motor and nonmotor symptom considerations in the determination of clinical disease onset and severity, and acknowledges the secondary role of clinically indicated diagnostic assessments, incorporating the broad symptom profiles observed in clinical practice. Implications for Practice: The proposed diagnostic criteria more accurately reflect the presentation of HD and provide greater opportunities for health care professionals to provide appropriate clinical care guidelines for adults with gene-expanded HD.

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