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ArticleMultiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical

Discrepancy between subjective and objective cognitive function in multiple sclerosis and association with mood, fatigue, and pain.

Nour Farah, Simon Charbonneau, Sarah A Morrow, Amel Zertal, Thierry Ducruet, Miguel Caubet Fernandez, Dave Saint-Amour, Jean-Marc Girard, Catherine Larochelle, Alexandre Prat and 3 more

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13 authors.

Nour FarahNeuroimmunology Unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CR-CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Simon CharbonneauPsychology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Sarah A MorrowDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7522-6440
Amel ZertalNeuroimmunology Unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CR-CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Thierry Ducruet
Miguel Caubet FernandezResearch Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Dave Saint-AmourPsychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Jean-Marc GirardNeuroimmunology Unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CR-CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Catherine LarochelleNeuroimmunology Unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CR-CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Alexandre PratNeuroimmunology Unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CR-CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Pierre DuquetteNeuroimmunology Unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CR-CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7231-1754
Isabelle RouleauNeuroimmunology Unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CR-CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Gabrielle MacaronNeuroimmunology Unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CR-CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7303-2332

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Interpretation of cognitive impairment (CI) in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) is limited by discrepancies between objective and subjective evaluation. Objectives: Evaluate relationships between subjective and objective cognitive measures, accounting for contributors. Methods: Multiple Sclerosis Neuropsychological Questionnaire (MSNQ), patient-reported outcomes, Processing Speed Test (PST), Rey Auditory Verbal Learning (RAVLT), Visual Memory Test (VMT), Face Emotion Recognition (FER), Corsi, and Flanker test scores were collected. Spearman correlations, diagnostic metrics, and latent profile analysis assessed associations and cognitive phenotypes. Results: In 83 PwMS, only 4.8-15.7% showed objective domain-specific CI, yet 42.2% reported significant CI. However, 51.8% had objective impairment in ≥1 domain. Compared with PwMS without objective or subjective CI, those with subjective but no objective CI had higher Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale-A (9.92 vs. 4.83) and D (8.23 vs. 2.88), and Fatigue Severity Scale (5.56 vs. 3.80) scores, Conclusion: A discrepancy between subjective and objective CI is observed. Subjective CI is associated with anxiety, depression, and fatigue. Multidomain testing and assessment of contributors may help reconcile this discrepancy.

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Cognitiondepressionfatiguepatient-reported outcome measures

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PMID42145652
PMCPMC13179432

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