UNASSIGNED: To provide (1) a recommended clinical approach toward non-motor diagnostic criteria in persons with HD and facilitation of accurate diagnosis; (2) recommended practices for medical treatment providers to screen and longitudinally monitor non-motor signs of HD.
UNASSIGNED: The Huntington Study Group re-established the Neuropsychology Working Group, then recruited a multi-disciplinary group of neuropsychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists to conduct an unstructured literature review and discuss expert opinions on practice, to facilitate an informal consensus opinion to accomplish the objectives.
UNASSIGNED: The opinion and an example protocol for medical treatment providers to screen, monitor, and triage non-motor signs and symptoms of Huntington\'s disease is provided.
UNASSIGNED: Clinical diagnosis of non-motor HD is empirically justified and clinically important. Screening and triage by non-neuropsychologist clinicians can aid in detecting and monitoring non-motor Huntington\'s disease manifestation. The Neuropsychology Working Group consensus advances good clinical practice, clinical research, and quality of life. A companion position paper presenting the details of our consensus opinion regarding evidence-based guidelines for neuropsychological practice is forthcoming.