Maturational Trajectory of Processing Speed Performance in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Nadine Akbar; Alessio Signori; Maria Pia Amato; Maria Pia Sormani; Emilio Portaccio; Claudia Niccolai; Benedetta Goretti; Christine Till; Brenda Banwell

doi:10.1080/87565641.2017.1351974

Maturational Trajectory of Processing Speed Performance in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Nadine Akbar, Alessio Signori, Maria Pia Amato, Maria Pia Sormani, Emilio Portaccio, Claudia Niccolai, Benedetta Goretti, Christine Till, Brenda Banwell

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Processing speed is a frequently affected cognitive domain in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) and is commonly assessed using the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT). The objective of this study was to determine maturational trajectories in SDMT performance and baseline factors affecting trajectories in a sample of 82 pediatric MS individuals. Performance on the SDMT increased with age in patients with pediatric MS followed by a subsequent decline. Furthermore, patients who were older at disease onset and had a higher IQ showed greater gains with age, suggesting that these factors may be protective with respect to cognitive maturation in pediatric MS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-308
Number of pages	10
Journal	Developmental Neuropsychology
Volume	42
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2017.1351974
Publication status	Published - Jul 4 2017

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Maturational Trajectory of Processing Speed Performance in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. / Akbar, Nadine; Signori, Alessio; Amato, Maria Pia; Sormani, Maria Pia; Portaccio, Emilio; Niccolai, Claudia; Goretti, Benedetta; Till, Christine; Banwell, Brenda.

In: Developmental Neuropsychology, Vol. 42, No. 5, 04.07.2017, p. 299-308.

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