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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. It is caused by an expansion of cytosine, adenine, guanine (CAG) repeats within the huntingtin (HTT) gene, which is located on chromosome 4. This pathological expansion of CAG repeats results in the production of a mutant huntingtin protein with an abnormally long polyglutamine […]

Gabriel A de Erausquin, AAIC 2021: The Alzheimer’s Association-led Global SARS-CoV-2 Consortium

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Published Online: Sep 2nd 2021

touchNEUROLOGY joins Gabriel de Erausquin (UT Health San Antonio, TX, USA) at AAIC 2021 to discuss the Alzheimer’s Association-led Global SARS-CoV-2 Consortium and the links between long-term cognitive dysfunction, acceleration of Alzheimer’s symptoms and COVID-19.

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  1. Could you tell us a little about the Alzheimer’s Association-led global SARS-CoV-2 consortium? (00:30-02:07)
  2. What were the aims and design of the cohort study you presented at AAIC? (02:07-04:01)
  3. What symptoms of cognitive impairment were found, and how did these correlate with olfactory symptoms and COVID-19 severity? (04:01-07:05)
  4. What unanswered questions remain regarding this association? (07:05-10:12)

Disclosures: Prof de Erausquin has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the 2021 AAIC Annual Meeting.

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