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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Neurophysiological and clinical biomarkers of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study.

Matteo Tartaglia, Marco Canevelli, Leonardo Malimpensa, Daniele Belvisi, Viola Baione, Gina Ferrazzano, Giorgio Leodori, Alfredo Berardelli, Antonella Conte

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Frailty and urinary symptoms share pathophysiological mechanisms involved in disease progression in people with multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  3. Frailty in multiple sclerosis: A scoping review.Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2024
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9 authors.

Matteo TartagliaDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Marco CanevelliDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Leonardo MalimpensaDepartment of Neurophysiology, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.
Daniele BelvisiDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Viola BaioneDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Gina FerrazzanoDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Giorgio LeodoriDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Alfredo BerardelliDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Antonella ConteDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Timely diagnosis of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) represents a clinical challenge. The Frailty Index, a quantitative frailty measure, and the Neurophysiological Index, a combined measure of sensorimotor cortex inhibitory mechanism parameters, have recently emerged as promising tools to support SPMS diagnosis. The aim of this study was to explore the possible relationship between these two indices in MS. MS participants underwent a clinical evaluation, Frailty Index administration, and neurophysiological assessment. Frailty and Neurophysiological Index scores were found to be higher in SPMS and correlated with each other, thus suggesting that they may capture similar SPMS-related pathophysiological mechanisms.

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biomarkersdisease progressionfrailtymultiple sclerosisneurophysiologytranscranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID37006502
PMCPMC10060628

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