Social Cognition Impairments in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison with Grade of Disability

Objectives: Social cognitive impairments are an essential aspect of general disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). They can manifest independently or in addition to physical deficits. Aim: To examine the impairment of social cognition and its potential relationship with the grade of di...

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Published in:Neurology India 2020-01, Vol.68 (1), p.94-98
Main Authors: Ignatova, Valentina, Surchev, Jivko, Stoyanova, Tsvetanka, Vassilev, Peter, Haralanov, Lyubomir, Todorova, Lyudmila
Format: Article
Language:English
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Analysis
Care and treatment
Cartoons
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Disabilities
Empathy
Multiple sclerosis
Reading
Recurrence (Disease)
Setting (Literature)
Trends
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Summary:Objectives: Social cognitive impairments are an essential aspect of general disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). They can manifest independently or in addition to physical deficits. Aim: To examine the impairment of social cognition and its potential relationship with the grade of disability in MS patients. Settings and Design: Our study included 17 healthy controls and 36 patients with clinically definite MS (relapsing-remittent form) according to the McDonald Criteria (2010). The patients were divided into two groups - patients with Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.279700