Researchers have identified a MS subtype involving thinking and memory problems but no mobility impairment. Because routine MS screening and care focuses on mobility, these MS patients may not be ...

Cognitive impairment occurs in 34% to 65% of people with MS,[1][1] with an elevated prevalence in those with disease of many years’ duration, heightened physical disability, and progressive illness ...

October 20, 2011 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) — A new investigation finds that 6 years after diagnosis, brain volumes and, particularly, cognition were more severely affected in men with multiple ...

What Is Cognitive Rehabilitation for nrSPMS? Nonrelapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (nrSPMS) comes with many challenges. One of the biggest can be its impact on your cognition, which ...

Researchers have developed a new classification of cognitive function for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) that is based on the identification of five cognitive phenotypes. "This is the first ...

Many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) expect to cope with physical challenges like problems with walking or seeing, but the disease's central nervous system damage often causes mental health ...

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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A previously "hidden" subtype of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)—a condition that affects the brain and spinal cord—has been ...

Elevated fasting blood sugar and insulin levels, along with reduced insulin sensitivity, may predict cognitive impairment in MS patients. The study found significant correlations between cognitive ...

Lesion-induced network disconnection is a stronger predictor of cognitive outcomes in MS than lesion burden alone. Disconnectome mapping provides a comprehensive understanding of how structural damage ...

Good physical performance is associated with better cognition in people with relapsing-remitting MS, according to a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland. Good functional capacity was also ...