EMDR treatment for anxiety in MS patients: A pilot study.

Background: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) often experience high levels of anxiety, specifically about the (unpredictable) future related to MS. Worries about physical and cognitive declines can cause frightening mental representations of future 'worst-case scenarios'. Evidence of the applicability of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) using flash-forward on anxiety is growing.

Cognitive functioning in patients with low-grade glioma: effects of hemispheric tumor location and surgical procedure.

Objective: The authors evaluated the cognitive performance of patients with low-grade glioma (LGG) before and after surgery, and specifically investigated 1) the effects of hemispheric tumor location and 2) the type of surgery (either with or without intraoperative stimulation mapping [ISM]).

Methods: Patients underwent neuropsychological assessment 1 day before (T0) and 3 months after (T3) surgery. ISM targeted motor and/or language functions, but no other cognitive functions.

Anxiety in multiple sclerosis is related to depressive symptoms and cognitive complaints.

Objectives: Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients suffer from high levels of anxiety. However, it is unclear which factors are related to anxiety, since study results are inconsistent, and the associated factors have not been examined comprehensively. In this study, we investigated the demographic, disease-related and psychological factors associated with anxiety in MS patients.