Evaluation of cognitive dysfunction by the clock drawing test in multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome patients: Correlation with other neuropsychological tests

Autor: Tekin, Selma, Bir, Levent S., Oncel, Cagatay, Unluturk, Zeynep, Aydin, Emel
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Neurosciences. 27:251-256
ISSN: 1658-3183
DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2022.4.20220019
Popis: Objectives: To evaluate the cognitive status with a simple practical test, clock drawing test (CDT), in a larger multiple sclerosis (MS) patient group and in comparison, with controls. Methods: We included 171 patients (17-65 years) with MS and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and 98 healthy controls who applied between date 2018-2020 years in Neurology Department of Pamukkale University. The CDTs were applied to all subjects. In addition, the cognitive functions of the patient group were evaluated with the neuropsychological test battery. Results: The CDT scores were significantly lower in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) group than the control group (p
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