[PDF] Top 20 Executive function in Multiple Sclerosis

... There are several neuropsychological tests commonly used in neuropsychological studies to examine the ability to both initiate and suppress responses. Traditionally Go/No-Go tasks (Drewe, 1975) have been employed to ... See full document

... Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that causes axonal damage of the Central Nervous System ...impaired executive functioning is included in MS ...of executive functions: 1) ... See full document

... and executive function problems in people with multiple ...with multiple sclerosis who experience cognitive deficits benefit from cognitive rehabilitation ... See full document

... Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous ...or executive functions, whereas deficits in language and orientation are very ...attention function ... See full document

... Although it has been reported that secondary progressive MS causes more frequent and severe cognitive deficits than relapsing-remitting MS, pa- tients with relapsing-remitting MS have also re- ported a decline in ... See full document

... Moreover, the simultaneous measurement of thousands of genes upregulated by EBF through microarray technol- ogy allowed the detection of 3.5-fold increase in the expression of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and of the microtubule ... See full document

... the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC) [3], which was developed by the MS Society’s Clinical Assessment Task Force [4] as an additional clinical measure of MS disability progres- ...leg ... See full document

... inducing a response modified by Th2, with a phenome- non of dendritic cells tolerance to antigens [47]. ES-62 is an Acanthonema vitae glycoprotein, with an immuno- modulating effect, which inhibits IL-12 and IFN γ secre- ... See full document

... Self-efficacy is a psychological concept that refers to the degree in which a person is confident to complete tasks and reach goals in specific situations [1–3]. The belief in one’s ability to produce effects or outcomes ... See full document

... containing associated SNPs are indicated in red and labeled with the rs number (green text for newly identified loci, black text for loci with strong evidence of association, and gray text for previously reported loci) ... See full document

... The other types of genetic diseases are more complex; an alternative hypothesis emerging from the linkage studies is that MS, as a common disease, is caused by common allelic variants each with only subtle but important ... See full document

... Among the BICAMS tests, SDMT had the strongest correlation with DAs. These results confirm a role for the SDMT in the principle battery of tests used for MS neuropsychological assessment and as a possible screen- ing ... See full document

... progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) demonstrated persistent reductions in levels of concanavalin A (Con A)-induced suppressor activity and heightened levels of in vitro pokeweed mitogen (PWM)-induced IgG ... See full document

... plays a significant role in normal brain development and function, the formation of myelin, and the production of several neurotransmitters (such as serotonin and norepinephrine). A key interaction between vitamin ... See full document

... Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system which disrupts the communi- cation between the brain and other parts of the ...body. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) ... See full document

... DNA hypomethylation at CpGs was distributed at a sur- rounding of transcriptional start sites, while hypermethy- lated CpGs were mainly located in the main body of genes. Among the hypermethylated autosomal genes, ... See full document

... sexual function such as thyroid problems, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases, as well as the consumption of medications like anti-depressants, oxybutynin, clonazepam, gabapentin, beta-blockers, and ... See full document

... phonological loop is represented in the left hemisphere of the lateral prefrontal cortex and the visuo-spatial sketchpad in the right hemisphere of the prefrontal cortex. A meta-analysis by D'Esposito et al (1998) ... See full document

... Cognitive impairment is common in MS and related to multiple facets of cerebral pathology. Traditional professionally administered psychometric tests are not practical or affordable in large epidemiologic studies. ... See full document

... We demonstrated a possibility of Multiple Sclerosis presenting with severe headache and vomiting. MS exerts a considerable socioeconomic burden on society by affecting the adult in the prime of their ... See full document