在晚期发病与成人发病多发性硬化症的认知结果
Ana Inês Oliveira1, Isabel Rovisco Monteiro2, Alexandre Roldão Alferes2
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
|August 28, 2024
概括
晚期发病的多发性硬化症 (MS) 与成人发病的MS相比,与较差的认知功能有关,特别是与血管风险因素有关. 对LOMS患者来说,风险因素和认知活动的管理至关重要.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 在患有多发性硬化症 (MS) 的老年人中,认知障碍越来越被认可.
- 确切的原因 - - 慢性疾病的进展与与年龄相关的变化 - - 尚不清楚.
- 晚发性多发性硬化 (LOMS) 提供了一个独特的机会来研究MS中与年龄相关的认知衰退.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较晚发性MS (LOMS) 与成人发性MS (AOMS) 患者的经典和社会认知表现.
- 研究年龄和疾病持续时间对MS认知结果的影响.
- 确定与LOMS认知缺陷相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究,将27名LOMS患者 (>50岁开始) 与27名年龄和疾病持续时间匹配的AOMS患者进行比较.
- 使用多发性硬化症简要国际认知评估 (BICAMS) 和修订的"阅读眼睛中的思想"测试 (RMET) 评估认知功能.
- 收集和分析了包括血管风险因素 (VRF) 在内的临床和人口统计数据.
主要成果:
- 与AOMS相比,LOMS患者在经典和社会认知方面表现较差,即使对年龄和疾病持续时间进行控制.
- 在大多数领域 (不包括口头记忆) 中,发现疾病发病年龄和认知表现之间存在显著的负相关性.
- 血管风险因素 (VRF) 的存在与信息处理速度 (SDMT) 减慢和社会认知能力 (RMET) 降低有关.
结论:
- 晚年出现的MS与认知功能恶化有关,可能是由于老化大脑的神经可塑性降低.
- 与AOMS患者相比,LOMS患者的认知结果较差,特别是当血管风险因素存在时.
- 医疗保健提供者和患者应优先考虑LOMS患者的认知刺激,VRF管理和社会参与.
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