ArticleJournal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea)2018
The Role of Information Processing Speed in Clinical and Social Support Variables of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
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- Relationship between sleep disorders and information processing speed in multiple sclerosis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: "classic" knowledge and recent acquisitions.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2023Article
- A promising cognitive screener in multiple sclerosis: The NIH toolbox cognition battery concords with gold standard neuropsychological measures.Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2022Article
- Correlates of patient-reported cognitive performance with regard to disability.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Effects of diminished positive mood and depressed mood upon verbal learning and memory among people with multiple sclerosis.Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
background and purposeInformation processing speed is one of the most impaired cognitive functions in multiple sclerosis (MS). There are two tests widely used for evaluating information processing speed: the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) and the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT). To analyze the relationship between processing speed and the clinical and social support variables of patients with MS.
methodsA group of 47 patients with relapsing-remitting MS was studied, 31 were women and 16, men. Age: 39.04±13.17, years of schooling: 13.00±3.87, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS): 2.78±1.81, and disease evolution: 8.07±6.26. Instruments of measure; processing speed: SDMT, PASAT, clinical variables: EDSS, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Beck's Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and social support: Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS).
resultsSignificant correlations were found between information processing speed and psychiatric, motor disability and social support variables. The SDMT correlated significantly and negatively with BDI-II, FSS, EDSS, and MOS (
conclusionsInformation processing speed has influence on the clinical variables and the social support of patients with MS. These aspects are important to bear in mind for therapeutic approach.
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