BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested that cognitive processing speed may be useful for assessing early cognitive change in premanifest Huntington's disease (HD); however, current measures lack the ability to control for the effects of motor dysfunction commonly found in HD. The Computerized Test of Information Processing (CTiP) is a rapidly administered computerized tool that allows for the examination of central cognitive processing speed by using motor-corrected scores to account for motor dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: To examine central cognitive processing speed as an early marker of HD onset using the CTiP. METHODS: The CTiP and other measures were administered to 102 HD gene carriers and 55 healthy adults (HA). Gene carriers included presymptomatic HD (pre-HD; n = 33), prodromal HD (pro-HD; ie, individuals close to disease onset; n = 23), and mild-moderate HD (HD; n = 46). RESULTS: The HD group performed significantly slower than all other groups (HA, pre-HD, and pro-HD) on most subtests (Ps < .05). Moreover, the pro-HD group performed significantly slower than the HA group on both motor-corrected subtests (Ps < 0.05). Effect sizes associated with significant group differences between the pro-HD and HA groups on motor-corrected CTiP subtests (d = 0.73 and 0.84) were similar to effect sizes associated with group differences on the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (d = .82) and other traditional cognitive assessments (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, d = .75; Mini-Mental State Examination, d = .84). CONCLUSIONS: The CTiP may be a useful marker of deficits in central cognitive processing speed in individuals close to manifest onset of HD.
BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested that cognitive processing speed may be useful for assessing early cognitive change in premanifest Huntington's disease (HD); however, current measures lack the ability to control for the effects of motor dysfunction commonly found in HD. The Computerized Test of Information Processing (CTiP) is a rapidly administered computerized tool that allows for the examination of central cognitive processing speed by using motor-corrected scores to account for motor dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: To examine central cognitive processing speed as an early marker of HD onset using the CTiP. METHODS: The CTiP and other measures were administered to 102 HD gene carriers and 55 healthy adults (HA). Gene carriers included presymptomatic HD (pre-HD; n = 33), prodromal HD (pro-HD; ie, individuals close to disease onset; n = 23), and mild-moderate HD (HD; n = 46). RESULTS: The HD group performed significantly slower than all other groups (HA, pre-HD, and pro-HD) on most subtests (Ps < .05). Moreover, the pro-HD group performed significantly slower than the HA group on both motor-corrected subtests (Ps < 0.05). Effect sizes associated with significant group differences between the pro-HD and HA groups on motor-corrected CTiP subtests (d = 0.73 and 0.84) were similar to effect sizes associated with group differences on the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (d = .82) and other traditional cognitive assessments (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, d = .75; Mini-Mental State Examination, d = .84). CONCLUSIONS: The CTiP may be a useful marker of deficits in central cognitive processing speed in individuals close to manifest onset of HD.
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