@article{fdae374102174b73815bb0e10bc48ada,
title = "Epidemiological characteristics of cognitive impairment of multiple sclerosis patients in a Latin American country",
abstract = "We assessed cognitive performance and physical disability in 111 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and 222 healthy controls in a multicenter study in Argentina to obtain the prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) in a population of MS outpatients in Argentina. MS patients presented significantly lower scores in all Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychology (BRB-N) tests than did the control group. The prevalence of CI was 43.2%. This study allowed us to obtain actual figures on the number of MS patients with CI in a Latin American sample. This validation is a very useful tool for clinical practice and for research studies to assess cognition in MS.",
keywords = "Brief Repeatable Battery, Cognitive impairment, Epidemiology, Multiple sclerosis, Neuropsychology",
author = "Fernando C{\'a}ceres and Sandra Vanotti and Stephen Rao and E. Crespo and G. Arguello and M. Zapata and P. Torres and J. Brizuela and C. Sonia and C. Ballario and D. Segura and V. Sinay and {Pelli Noble}, {R. F.} and M. C{\'a}ceres and L. Rodr{\'i}guez and D. Zuin and J. Fern{\'a}ndez and J. Correale and F. Manes and L{\'o}pez, {A. M.} and C. Gerem{\'i}a and P. Nofal and P{\'a}ez, {M. F.} and D. Mu{\~n}oz and J. Secchi and G. Saredo and V. Lovell and M. Amores and O. Colombo and R. Piedrabuena and R. Giobellina and {Fern{\'a}ndez Liguori}, N. and O. Garcea and M. Antonelli and L. Ayuso and M. Barcellone and P. Brizuela and N. Cagnolo and M. Castagna and A. Cuevas and M. Gagliardi and M. Levy and M. Martini and J. Milanesio and C. Ortiz and G. Paj{\'o}n and M. Pelufo and M. Ram{\'i}rez and M. Rivadeneira and A. Scioscia and M. Scioscia and F. Secchi and M. Strumia and I. Taussik and G. Tumminello and C. Ussher and {RECONEM Workgroup}",
year = "2011",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1080/13803395.2011.603690",
language = "English",
volume = "33",
pages = "1094--1098",
journal = "Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology",
issn = "1380-3395",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
number = "10",
}