The purpose of this study was to evaluate longitudinally, using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), the dynamics of decision-making capacity at a two-year interval (median: 2.1 years) in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) (n = 70) and minor neurological disability [Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) < or = 2.5 at baseline]. Cognition (memory, executive functions, attention), behavior, handicap, and perceived health status were also investigated. Standardized change scores [(score at retest-score at baseline)/standard deviation of baseline score] were computed. Results showed that IGT performances decreased from baseline to retest (from 0.3, SD = 0.4 to 0.1, SD = 0.3, p = .005). MS patients who worsened in the IGT were more likely to show a decreased perceived health status and emotional well-being (SEP-59; p = .05 for both). Relapsing rate, disability progression, cognitive, and behavioral changes were not associated with decreased IGT performances. In conclusion, decline in decision making can appear as an isolated deficit in MS.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617709090262 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
The role of mitochondrial DNA variants and dysfunction in the pathogenesis and progression of multiple sclerosis.
Mitochondrion
December 2024
Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran; Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The etiology of MS remains elusive, with a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors contributing to its pathogenesis. Recent studies showed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as a potential player in the development and progression of MS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of myelin content in the spinal cord of patients with multiple sclerosis: A positron emission tomography study.
Mult Scler Relat Disord
December 2024
Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine (LIM43), Department of Radiology and Oncology, Faculdade de Medicina-FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05403-911, SP, Brazil. Electronic address:
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is divided into Relapsing-Remitting (RRMS) and Progressive (PMS) phenotypes, both associated with spinal cord (SC) damage. MS-related disability and SC atrophy are not yet fully understood and can differ across phenotypes. A combined approach using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) could provide a broader understanding of myelin changes in the cervical SC (CSC) in different MS phenotypes and the associations with disability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of Neurodynamic Mobilization exercises on upper extremity pain, muscle strength, and functions in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomised controlled, single blinded study.
Mult Scler Relat Disord
December 2024
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Department Of Neurology, Onikisubat, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Electronic address:
Backround: Manual therapy techniques are available for pain management in Multiple Sclerosis (MS); however, the results of neurodynamic mobilization (NM) are not known. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of NM exercises on pain, muscle strength and upper extremity functions in MS patients.
Methods: Patients aged between 18 and 65 years diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting (RR) MS (n = 31) according to McDonald 2010 diagnostic criteria were included in the study.
Corrigendum to "Elevated frequencies of activated memory B cells in multiple sclerosis are reset to healthy control levels are B cell depletion with Ocrelizumab" [J. Neuroimmunol. 339:578502 (2024)].
J Neuroimmunol
December 2024
Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Electronic address:
[Quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis in the Smolensk region].
Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova
December 2024
Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russia.
Objective: To study the quality of life (QoL) of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Smolensk region who receive MS disease-modifying therapies (DMT).
Material And Methods: The study included 37 patients receiving MS DMT. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Multiple sclerosis Quality of Life (MusiQol), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, a scale of satisfaction with treatment, the Fatigue Severity Scale were administered.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!