Autor: |
Julian L; Department of Neuropsychology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA., Serafin D, Charvet L, Ackerson J, Benedict R, Braaten E, Brown T, O'Donnell E, Parrish J, Preston T, Zaccariello M, Belman A, Chitnis T, Gorman M, Ness J, Patterson M, Rodriguez M, Waubant E, Weinstock-Guttman B, Yeh A, Krupp LB |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Zdroj: |
Journal of child neurology [J Child Neurol] 2013 Jan; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 102-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Nov 15. |
DOI: |
10.1177/0883073812464816 |
Abstrakt: |
In the largest sample studied to date, we measured cognitive functioning in children and adolescents with pediatric multiple sclerosis (n = 187) as well as those with clinically isolated syndrome (n = 44). Participants were consecutively enrolled from six United States Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence. Participants had a mean of 14.8 ± 2.6 years of age and an average disease duration of 1.9 ± 2.2 years. A total of 65 (35%) children with multiple sclerosis and 8 (18%) with clinically isolated syndrome met criteria for cognitive impairment. The most frequent areas involved were fine motor coordination (54%), visuomotor integration (50%), and speeded information processing (35%). A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (odds ratio = 3.60, confidence interval = 1.07, 12.36, P = .04) and overall neurologic disability (odds ratio = 1.47, confidence interval = 1.10, 2.10, P = .03) were the only independent predictors of cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment may occur early in these patients, and prompt recognition is critical for their care. |
Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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