Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis.

Autor: Trenova AG; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Slavov GS; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Manova MG; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Aksentieva JB; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Miteva LD; Department of Molecular Biology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Stanilova SA; Department of Molecular Biology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Folia medica [Folia Med (Plovdiv)] 2016 Sep 01; Vol. 58 (3), pp. 157-163.
DOI: 10.1515/folmed-2016-0029
Abstrakt: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a socially significant immune-mediated disease, characterized by demyelination, axonal transection and oligodendropathy in the central nervous system. Inflammatory demyelination and neurodegeneration lead to brain atrophy and cognitive deficit in up to 75% of the patients. Cognitive dysfunctions impact significantly patients' quality of life, independently from the course and phase of the disease. The relationship between pathological brain findings and cognitive impairment is a subject of intensive research. Summarizing recent data about prevalence, clinical specificity and treatment of cognitive disorders in MS, this review aims to motivate the necessity of early diagnosis and complex therapeutic approach to these disturbances in order to reduce the social burden of the disease.
Databáze: MEDLINE