Heterogeneity of cognitive and motor impairments in multiple sclerosis: A study with the MSFC

Authors

  • Eduardo de Paula Lima FACED - Faculdade de Divinópolis
  • Jussara Lima Rodrigues Exército Brasileiro - EB
  • Alina Gomide Vasconcelos UFMG
  • Marco Aurélio Lana-Peixoto UFMG
  • Vitor Geraldi Haase UFMG

Keywords:

esclerose múltipla, cognição, neuropsicologia, MSFC, análise de conglomerados

Abstract

Heterogeneous neuropsychological manifestations of multiple sclerosis (MS) difficult identification of patients with cognitive impairments. Cluster analyses were used to discriminate between groups of 40 MS patients and 48 demographically comparable control participants, using the three instruments of the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite Measure (MSFC): PASAT (cognition), Nine Hole Peg Test (manual dexterity), and Time to Walk 25 Feet. Four clusters resulted. In the first one were classified only noncompromised participants. The fourth cluster was composed by patients with major cognitive and motor impairments. Both patients and controls were found in two intermediate groups, one characterized by minor and the other by moderate lower cognitive performance. Significant diffences between clusters were found with ANOVA. Cognitive performance covaried with age and formal schooling. Most MS patients could not be accurately distinguished from controls, but one group was characterized by both cognitive and motor impairmens, which may dissociate at initial stages of disease. Keywords: Multiple sclerosis; cognition; neuropsychology; MSFC; cluster analysis.

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Author Biographies

Eduardo de Paula Lima, FACED - Faculdade de Divinópolis

Psicólogo e Mestre em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Humano pela UFMG Coordenador do Curso de Psicologia da Faculdade Divinópolis (FACED) Oficial Psicólogo do Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Minas Gerais (CBMMG)

Jussara Lima Rodrigues, Exército Brasileiro - EB

Psicóloga e Mestre em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Humano pela UFMG. Oficial Psicóloga do Exército Brasileiro (EB)

Alina Gomide Vasconcelos, UFMG

Psicóloga, Mestranda em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento pela UFMG Bolsista da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) - Programa de Fomento à Pós-Graduação (PROF)

Marco Aurélio Lana-Peixoto, UFMG

Médico, Doutor em Oftalmologia pela UFMG. Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Medicina da UFMG

Vitor Geraldi Haase, UFMG

Médico, Doutor em Biologia Humana pela Universidade de Munique Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Psicologia da UFMG Coordenador do Laboratório de Neuropsicologia do Desenvolvimento da UFMG (LND-UFMG)

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Published

2008-11-26

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Lima, E. de P., Rodrigues, J. L., Vasconcelos, A. G., Lana-Peixoto, M. A., & Haase, V. G. (2008). Heterogeneity of cognitive and motor impairments in multiple sclerosis: A study with the MSFC. Psico, 39(3). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistapsico/article/view/3909

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Vol. 39 No. 3 (2008)

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