summary: In some people with MS, some degree of cognitive dysfunction may appear eventually. In this paper the authors investigated long-term physical and cognitive outcome and the predictors of cognitive impairment in a group of people with MS. They found that after 30 years of disease duration almost a half of the population had some degree of cognitive impairment. They also found that a younger age at onset was associated with a higher prevalence of cognitive impairment.

authors: Smestad C, Sandvik L, Landrø NI, Celius EG

source: Eur J Neurol. 2009 Dec 29

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