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Cognitive Imapirment in Multiple Sclerosis: Relation to Dysability, Duration and Type of Disease
Selma Sabanagic-Hajric, Amra Memic-Serdarevic, Gorana Sulejmanpasic, Dzenita Salihovic-Besirovic, Avdo Kurtovic, Nermina Bajramagic, Enra Mehmedika-Suljic. Abstract | | | | Background: Cognitive dysfunctions are often presented as a symptom in multiple sclerosis which is associated with both structural and functional imapirments of neuronal networks in the brain. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of dysability, duration and type of disesase on cognitive functions in multiple sclerosis patients. Methods: This study included 60 MS patients treated at the Department of Neurology, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo. Inclusion criteria were clinically definite diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, 18 years of age or older and were able to give written informed consent. Cognitive function was evaluated by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCa) screening test. Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis test were used for comparisons between clinical characteristics and MoCa test scores. Results: Out of 63.33% of patients had EDSS
Key words: Multiple sclerosis, cognitive functions, clinical characteristics.
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