Open AccessChanges in Cognitive Performance With Age in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Jessica F. Baird,
Katie L.J. Cederberg,
E. Morghen Sikes,
Brenda Jeng,
Jeffer Eidi Sasaki,
Brian M. Sandroff,
Robert W. Motl
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cognitive and behavioral neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1543-3641
pISSN - 1543-3633
DOI - 10.1097/wnn.0000000000000200
Subject(s) - cognition , young adult , psychology , verbal learning , verbal memory , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , working memory , cognitive decline , multiple sclerosis , cognitive test , cognitive skill , audiology , developmental psychology , medicine , dementia , disease , psychiatry , pathology
Cognitive impairment is one of the most common consequences of multiple sclerosis (MS), yet there is a shortage of data regarding how cognition changes during the life span of individuals with MS. This information is of increasing importance given the growing proportion of older adults with MS.