Emotion recognition in people with Huntington's disease: A comprehensive systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundDeficits of emotion recognition have received increasing attention in people with Huntington's disease (HD) in the three decades since the discovery of the HD gene. However, the characterisation of such deficits across different disease stages, types of stimuli, and sensory modalities is currently unclear.ObjectiveThis study aimed to provide a comprehensive review of the evidence on emotion recognition deficits in HD gene carriers (both manifest and premanifest) over the three decades since definitive gene testing.MethodA systematic review was carried out from January 1993 to January 2025 across MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Academic Search Complete, and CINAHL (PROSPERO registration: CRD42023398649).ResultsFrom 9735 initial citations, 59 studies were eventually included. In manifest HD, fa

SUBMITTER: Zarotti N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847465 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature