[PDF] Top 20 Feasibility study for remote assessment of cognitive function in multiple sclerosis

... participation based on this variable has the potential to induce a selection bias in the study. Lower SES (using parental-education as a proxy) was associated with refusal to complete the TICS-M. Therefore, ... See full document

... research study has been reviewed and approved by the Ferrara University Hospital Ethics Committee and registered in ...motor function, impaired cognitive functioning (Mini Mental Status Exam- ination ... See full document

... of cognitive impairments were 49% more likely to be unemployed than those who did not have cognitive ...A study by Benito-León (2003) also reported that individuals with cognitive impairments ... See full document

... The disability level influenced a subset of QoL aspects, but the direction of this effect varied. Consis- tent with previous works, high disability was related to poorer QoL related to activities of daily living. ... See full document

... Exclusion criteria were: contraindication for MRI (pacemakers, metal implants, etc.), history of neurological or psychological problems or use of neuropsychological drugs, treatment with steroid during two months prior ... See full document

... and cognitive changes. The DEX is part of the Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (Wilson et ...present study, however, only the version to be completed by the participant was ... See full document

... brief cognitive tool should not replace more comprehensive evaluation of the cognitive function, such as MACFIMS [5] or BRB-N [4]; instead, it will increase accessibility for cognitive as- ... See full document

... of multiple sclerosis (MS) subjects ...estimate cognitive dysfunction in MS patients, both for clinical practice and research purposes, is the Brief Repeatable Battery (BRB), that includes ... See full document

... international cognitive assessment for multiple sclerosis; BVMT-R: Brief visual memory test revised; CVLT-II: California verbal learning test II; DMD: Disease- modifying drug; EDSS: Expanded ... See full document

... of cognitive impairment ( p = 0.03). Conclusions: Cognitive assessment results show a significant correlation with performance in daily activities and with patients and, especially, caregiver ... See full document

... relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis(RRMS) (60%), secondary progressive multiple sclerosis(SPMS) (36%) and primary progressive multiple sclerosis(PPMS) (4%); Although RRMS was ... See full document

... L’indagine ha l’obiettivo di scoprire se la QoL possa es- sere condizionata da altre variabili come l’EDSS, utile in- dicatore della misura globale del livello di disabilità nel paziente, che sembra però, non avere ... See full document

... There was a significant correlation between the age- appropriate needs of patients with MS, which included the need to change the decor, for the promotion of safety, and disability-based wheelchairs. There was also a ... See full document

... the feasibility of a training protocol that would be able to (1) improve vascular function and potentially decrease the frequency and severity of digital ischemia and ulcers, and (2) have the potential to ... See full document

... Patients with a diagnosis of MS according to the 2010 re- vised McDonald criteria [15] attending our clinic between September, 2014, and April, 2015, were invited to partici- pate. Patients were recruited ... See full document

... the reason we chose to focus on nonenhanced acquisitions in this study. Future studies will be able to clarify how synthetic MR imaging could be implemented as a postcontrast examination and in a longitudinal ... 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

... this study was to describe the extent and pattern of cognitive impairment in all the population affected by MS on a small island located in the southwest of ...MS study because its geographical ... See full document

... Background: Expert opinion is often sought to complement available information needed to inform model-based economic evaluations in health technology assessments. In this context, we define expert elicitation as the ... See full document

... our study confirms a conditio sine qua non relationship between EBV infection and Multiple Sclerosis ...of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (significance level alpha = ...and multiple ... See full document