Book contents
- Language in Dementia
- Language in Dementia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Alzheimer’s Dementia
- 2 Primary Progressive Aphasia
- 3 Vascular Dementia
- 4 Mild Cognitive Impairment
- 5 Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
- 6 Huntington’s Disease
- 7 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- 8 Multiple Sclerosis
- Answers to Exercises
- Book part
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
6 - Huntington’s Disease
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- Language in Dementia
- Language in Dementia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Alzheimer’s Dementia
- 2 Primary Progressive Aphasia
- 3 Vascular Dementia
- 4 Mild Cognitive Impairment
- 5 Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
- 6 Huntington’s Disease
- 7 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- 8 Multiple Sclerosis
- Answers to Exercises
- Book part
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter examines Huntington's disease (HD), including its epidemiology, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, prognosis, and cognitive profile. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are primarily concerned with speech, language, hearing, voice, fluency, and swallowing in adults with neurodegenerative disorders and how each of these functions may be compromised by cognitive impairment. These aspects of communication are addressed at length in the language and communication profile of HD. Language is examined under the following levels: phonology; morphology and syntax; vocabulary and semantics; and pragmatics and discourse. Speech-language pathologists must assess and treat clients with HD. The techniques and approaches they employ in their work are addressed under speech-language pathology management.
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- Language in Dementia , pp. 133 - 166Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020