Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: clinical management, MRI, and therapeutic avenues

RHB Benedict, MP Amato, J DeLuca… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, demyelinating disease of the CNS. Cognitive impairment is a
sometimes neglected, yet common, sign and symptom with a profound effect on instrumental …

Application of graph theory for identifying connectivity patterns in human brain networks: a systematic review

FV Farahani, W Karwowski, NR Lighthall - frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Analysis of the human connectome using functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) started in the mid-1990s and attracted increasing attention in attempts to …

Validity of the Symbol Digit Modalities Test as a cognition performance outcome measure for multiple sclerosis

RHB Benedict, J DeLuca, G Phillips… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Cognitive and motor performance measures are commonly employed in multiple sclerosis
(MS) research, particularly when the purpose is to determine the efficacy of treatment. The …

Multiple sclerosis and cognition: synaptic failure and network dysfunction

M Di Filippo, E Portaccio, A Mancini… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Cognitive impairment is increasingly recognized to be a core feature of multiple sclerosis
(MS), with important implications for the everyday life of individuals with MS and for disease …

Clinical relevance of brain volume measures in multiple sclerosis

N De Stefano, L Airas, N Grigoriadis, HP Mattle… - CNS drugs, 2014 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease with an inflammatory and neurodegenerative
pathology. Axonal loss and neurodegeneration occurs early in the disease course and may …

Information processing speed in multiple sclerosis: Past, present, and future

SL Costa, HM Genova, J DeLuca… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Information processing speed (IPS) is a prevalent cognitive impairment in
multiple sclerosis (MS). Objectives: This review aims to summarize the methods applied to …

Thalamus structure and function determine severity of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

MM Schoonheim, HE Hulst, RB Brandt, M Strik… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: This study investigates whether changes in functional connectivity, diffusivity, and
volume of the thalamus can explain different severities of cognitive impairment in multiple …

Assessment and impact of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: an overview

MÁ Macías Islas, E Ciampi - Biomedicines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cognitive impairment affects 40–60% of patients with multiple sclerosis. It may be present
early in the course of the disease and has an impact on a patient's employability, social …

Graph theoretical framework of brain networks in multiple sclerosis: a review of concepts

V Fleischer, A Radetz, D Ciolac, M Muthuraman… - Neuroscience, 2019 - Elsevier
Network science provides powerful access to essential organizational principles of the
human brain. It has been applied in combination with graph theory to characterize brain …

Thalamic injury and cognition in multiple sclerosis

M Amin, D Ontaneda - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) produces demyelination and degeneration in both gray and white
matter. Both cortical and deep gray matter injury is observed during the course of MS …