<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cognitive impairment occurs in a high percentage in all forms of multiple sclerosis, regardless of physical disability. Slowing the speed of information processing is one of the most difficult and the most frequently mentioned, but impairment of memory, attention, executive functions are included also. Long latency event related potentials (ERP) are much more objective means of cognitive functioning evaluation. Different types of immunomodulatory therapies which are used for relapsing- remitting forms of multiple sclerosis may affect the results of ERP. ERP can evaluate subclinical changes and provide important information on the evolution of cognitive changes in patients with MS.</p></abstract>

Cognitive impairment occurs in a high percentage in all forms of multiple sclerosis, regardless of physical disability. Slowing the speed of information processing is one of the most difficult and the most frequently mentioned, but impairment of memory, attention, executive functions are included also. Long latency event related potentials (ERP) are much more objective means of cognitive functioning evaluation. Different types of immunomodulatory therapies which are used for relapsing- remitting forms of multiple sclerosis may affect the results of ERP. ERP can evaluate subclinical changes and provide important information on the evolution of cognitive changes in patients with MS.

Neurophysiological Assessment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Clinic of neurology, Clinical Center Kragujevac

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Cognitive impairment occurs in a high percentage in all forms of multiple sclerosis, regardless of physical disability. Slowing the speed of information...

Neurophysiological Assessment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Publicado en línea: 16 may 2019

Páginas: 81 - 83

Recibido: 28 jun 2016

Aceptado: 14 jul 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0056

Palabras clave
multiple sclerosis, cognitive function, cognitive evoked potentials

© 2019 Svetlana Miletic Drakulic, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Neurophysiological Assessment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Publicado en línea: 16 may 2019

Páginas: 81 - 83

Recibido: 28 jun 2016

Aceptado: 14 jul 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0056

Palabras clavemultiple sclerosis, cognitive function, cognitive evoked potentials

© 2019 Svetlana Miletic Drakulic, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
multiple sclerosis, cognitive function, cognitive evoked potentials