The evoked potentials score improves the identification of benign MS without cognitive impairment
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2013
Citazione:
The evoked potentials score improves the identification of benign MS without cognitive impairment / N. Margaritella, L. Mendozzi, F. Tronci, E. Colicino, M. Garegnani, R. Nemni, E. Gilardi, L. Pugnetti. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1351-5101. - 20:10(2013 Jan 07), pp. 1423-1425. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The presence of cognitive impairments (CI) among Benign MS (BMS) patients has challenged actual BMS criteria. We hypothesized that a low evoked potentials score (EP-score) at first neurological evaluation would help identify BMS patients without CI. METHODS: The EP-score was retrospectively computed in 29 putative BMS patients who were then tested for CI during 2012. The difference in the prevalence of CI between low EP-score patients and the recent literature was assessed using resampling methods. RESULTS: Among 23 low EP-score patients, only 3 (13%) had CI. This percentage was significantly reduced (P-values 0.05-0.005) compared to recent literature (39-46%). CONCLUSION: We conclude that a low EP-score at first neurological evaluation successfully helps to identify BMS patients without CI.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
multiple sclerosis ; evoked potentials ; statistical analysis
Elenco autori:
N. Margaritella, L. Mendozzi, F. Tronci, E. Colicino, M. Garegnani, R. Nemni, E. Gilardi, L. Pugnetti
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