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Hanneke E Hulst1, Karin Gehring2, Bernard Mj Uitdehaag3, Leo H Visser4, Chris H Polman3, Frederik Barkhof5, Margriet M Sitskoorn2, Jeroen Jg Geurts6.
Abstract
Previous studies showed that advanced neuroimaging measures (functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging) could distinguish multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with and without cognitive impairment. Are these measures indeed better indicators for cognitive impairment or subjective cognitive complaints than conventional MRI? Fifty MS patients and 29 controls were investigated. Regression analysis, including socio-demographic data, disease characteristics, psychological measures, and (advanced) neuroimaging, showed that worse cognitive performance was associated with male sex, lower education, and lower gray matter volume. Subjective cognitive complaints were associated with fatigue and less hippocampal atrophy. Advanced MRI measures did not add to the predictive power of our model.Entities:
Keywords: MRI; atrophy; cognition; multiple sclerosis
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24277326 DOI: 10.1177/1352458513513969
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mult Scler ISSN: 1352-4585 Impact factor: 6.312