Assessing the prognostic value of early oculomotor abnormalities in Huntington’s disease

Ahmad Kaddoura, Solveig E. J. Dalbro, Marleen R. van Walsem, Lasse Pihlstrøm · 2026

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Ahmad Kaddoura and colleagues study early eye movement faults as warning signs in Huntington disease in a 2026 paper. Eye control often falters before clear motor diagnosis, and digital eye trackers could turn that fault into a useful marker. Which eye tasks matter most was unknown.

Data came from two large watch studies with 4,775 and 969 people in total. Up and down eye moves failed earlier and in more people than side to side moves. Speed of quick eye jumps and smooth tracking up and down best foretold motor onset and loss of function. Eye test sets for trials should stress those tasks.

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CREATORAhmad Kaddoura, Solveig E. J. Dalbro, Marleen R. van Walsem, Lasse Pihlstrøm
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE25600
LICENSEhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/PMC13310781

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