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The Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test MSPT: An iPad-Based Disability Assessment Tool
Published on: June 30, 2014
Neuropsychiatric assessments in patients with multiple sclerosis in early phases and with low disability
Sergio L Schmidt1,2, Michele Santos da Silva2, Juliana J Schmidt2
1Department of Neurophysiology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Background:
In the early phases of multiple sclerosis (MS), patients exhibit slight neuropsychiatric deficits that can only be detected using reliable tools.
Aim:
The present investigation aimed to examine neuropsychological performance in 35 patients with incipient MS.
Patients And Methods:
For the MS group, the inclusion criteria included time of disease <3 years and low disability. The neuropsychological battery consisted of Rey Auditory Learning Test, Controlled Oral Word Association Test, Hooper Visual Organization Test, and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT).
Results:
After correction for the educational level, no significant effect of MS on performance was found for all the tests except for the number of errors of the SDMT (NE-SDMT). Higher levels of education were associated with better performances in all tests, except for the NE-SDMT. MS patients made more errors than the controls.
Conclusion:
The effect on the NE-SDMT may reflect difficulties in the ability to inhibit inadequate responses. Patients may exhibit impulsive control disorders in incipient MS, independent of their educational level.
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