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10.1515/prolas-2015-0034
Title: | Brief Cognitive Monitoring in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Latvia |
Authors: | Mekša, Liga Karelis, Guntis Vainšteine, Lana Svilpe, Sandra Gulbe, Gundega Gudreniece, Anželika Kalnina, Jolanta Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery |
Keywords: | BICAMS;cognitive defects;cognitive monitoring;MS;multiple sclerosis;3.2 Clinical medicine;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;General |
Issue Date: | 1-Sep-2015 |
Citation: | Mekša , L , Karelis , G , Vainšteine , L , Svilpe , S , Gulbe , G , Gudreniece , A & Kalnina , J 2015 , ' Brief Cognitive Monitoring in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Latvia ' , Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences , vol. 69 , no. 5 , pp. 228-231 . https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2015-0034 |
Abstract: | Cognitive changes are common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The neuropsychological testing requires specialised trained staff, time-consuming expert analysis and complicated test result interpretation. An expert committee recommended the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS), which is optimised for small centres. We conducted the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) and Brief Visuospatial Memory Test (BVMT), for which the results were comparable with similar results in literature. Most MS patients showed decreased attention and processing speed, while visual memory was generally normal. Cognitive impairment occurrence is not strongly related to Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score. |
Description: | Publisher Copyright: © 2015 by Liga Mekša. |
DOI: | 10.1515/prolas-2015-0034 |
ISSN: | 1407-009X |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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