Abstract
Background: We compared two brief neuropsychological batteries devised to assess people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and used them to assess the relationship between cognitive impairment and clinical characteristics. Methods: We administered either the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests (BRBNT) or the Screening Examination for Cognitive Impairment (SEFCI) to 213 consecutive MS outpatients and 213 individually matched controls. Results: Administration times were longer for BRBNT than SEFCI, for MS and controls (p=0.001). People with MS had lower scores in all individual tests than controls (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 169-176 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Multiple Sclerosis Journal |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Cognitive impairment
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Outcome measure
- Screening batteries
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology