Cognitive Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis: New Findings and Directions for Future Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Historical Review of Cognition and Neuropsychological Assessment in MS
3. The Identification of “Cognitive Relapse” in MS
4. The Evolving Understanding of Cognitive Relapse
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cognitive Domain | BRB (1990) | MACFIMS (2002) | BICAMS (2012) |
---|---|---|---|
Visual processing speed and working memory | SDMT [17] | SDMT [17] | SDMT [17] |
Auditory processing speed and working memory | PASAT [25] | PASAT [25] | - |
Auditory/verbal memory | SRT [26] | CVLT-II [18] | CVLT-II [18] |
Visual/spatial memory | 10/36 SPART [13] | BVMT-R [19] | BVMT-R [19] |
Language | COWAT [27] | COWAT [27] | - |
Spatial processing | - | JLO [28] | - |
Executive Function | - | DKEFS–Sorting [29] | - |
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Weinstock, Z.L.; Benedict, R.H.B. Cognitive Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis: New Findings and Directions for Future Research. NeuroSci 2022, 3, 510-520. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurosci3030036
Weinstock ZL, Benedict RHB. Cognitive Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis: New Findings and Directions for Future Research. NeuroSci. 2022; 3(3):510-520. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurosci3030036
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeinstock, Zachary L., and Ralph H. B. Benedict. 2022. "Cognitive Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis: New Findings and Directions for Future Research" NeuroSci 3, no. 3: 510-520. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurosci3030036