Publications by authors named "Christina Grigorescu"
Article Synopsis
- Alexithymia, a personality trait characterized by difficulty in recognizing and describing emotions, is notably present in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), with prevalence rates ranging from 10% to 53%.
- It is associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression, and fatigue, though its links to cognitive performance and social cognition haven't been thoroughly explored.
- Further research, including large-scale studies with neuroimaging, is essential to understand the impact of alexithymia on quality of life and to improve clinical management for MS patients.
Background: Sleep complaints are commonly reported by patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Several pharmacological and alternative interventions have been tried, but are usually faced by limited efficacy. Hence, exploring other methods such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), might be of interest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Cognitive impairment occurs in 40-65% of patients and could drastically affect their quality of life. Deficits could involve general cognition (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFatigue is a frequent and debilitating symptom in patients with central nervous system diseases. Up to 90% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer from fatigue that drastically affects the quality of life. MS patients also complain of anxiety and depressive symptoms and these three manifestations tend to cluster together in this clinical population.
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