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Researchers offer insight into cognitive changes in MS

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:26 am
by MSUK
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Researchers at Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with colleagues in the Department of Neurology at St Vincent's University Hospital and University College Dublin have recently reported new insights into cognitive changes in multiple sclerosis, using newly developed signal processing methods. The findings have been recently published in the international journal PlosOne.

The multidisciplinary research involved neurologists, biomedical engineers and neuropsychologists. Their focus was on cognitive impairment which affects nearly 65% of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and can occur in the absence of physical disability.

Dysfunctions in speed of information processing, attention, memory and executive functions are most typically observed in MS patients, which have an adverse impact on daily life. It is important to recognise cognitive impairment as early as possible and to monitor its course frequently. However, neuropsychological tests to assess cognitive function can only be carried infrequently and do not provide an objective measure of cognitive impairment. ... Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1264

Re: Researchers offer insight into cognitive changes in MS

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:20 pm
by jimmylegs
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Only Low Frequency Event-Related EEG Activity Is Compromised in Multiple Sclerosis: Insights from an Independent Component Clustering Analysis
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Ad ... ne.0045536