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Balance Testing in Multiple Sclerosis—Improving Neurological Assessment With Static Posturography?

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background: Balance problems can severely limit the quality of life for people with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) already in the early stages of the disease. PwMS are usually assessed with the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), which includes a Romberg
Hernan Inojosa, Dirk Schriefer, Antonia Klöditz, Katrin Trentzsch, Tjalf Ziemssen   +4 more
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Assessment of autonomic nervous system dysfunction in multiple sclerosis and the association with clinical disability

Neurology International, 2009
Background: Recent studies have reported autonomic dysfunction (AD) in multiple sclerosis (MS), bladder and/or bowel dysfunction, orthostatic hypotension, and cardiac adaptation disorders have been observed in a wide range (15-80%).
Nilufer Kale, Setty Magana, Jale Agaoglu, Osman Tanik   +3 more
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Dysregulation of serum cytokine profile in Saudi Arabian multiple sclerosis patients: A case-control study

Brain Research Bulletin
Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder that disables young adults, primarily due to inflammation causing brain damage. Objectives: This case-control study aimed to characterize the serum cytokine profile and its correlations with ...
Nimah Alsomali, Aziza R. Alrafiah, Roaa AlsharIf, Ghada ALTowaijri, Peter Natesan Pushparaj   +4 more
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Predictors of progression of multiple sclerosis in a sample of Egyptian patients

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative autoimmune disease with a varied clinical course and presentation, which is more frequent than ever in the Middle East.
Manar A. Shawky, Tarek I. Menecie, Eman M. Saif El Deen, Mohammed H. Rashad   +3 more
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Physiotherapy in multiple sclerosis

Studia Medyczne, 2015
Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. 2.5 million people are affected by MS worldwide; in Poland, the number of patients is approximately 40,000.
Anna Łuszczyńska, Włodzisław Kuliński   +1 more
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1 Patient-determined disease steps is not equivalent to the expanded disability status scale in mild to moderate multiple sclerosis [PDF]

, 2023
Yi Chao Foong, Daniel Merlo, Melissa Gresle, Chao Zhu, Katherine Buzzard, Jeannette Lechner‐Scott, Michael Barnett, Bruce Taylor, Tomáš Kalinčík, David Darby, Pamela Dobey, Johan van Beek, Robert Hyde, Helmut Butzkueven, Anneke van der Walt   +14 more
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Associations of the Expanded Disability Status Scale with anxiety and depression in multiple sclerosis outpatients

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2007
We evaluated cross-sectionally the associations of depression and anxiety with age, sex, duration of illness, educational level, degree of disability and treatment with interferon-beta in outpatients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) during a clinically stable phase of their illness.The depression status scored on the Beck Depression ...
Tsivgoulis, G., Triantafyllou, N., Papageorgiou, C., Evangelopoulos, M.E., Kararizou, E., Sfagos, C., Vassilopoulos, D.   +6 more
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Validating wearable step counts in multiple sclerosis research: a replication study

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionFor people with multiple sclerosis (MS), mobility impairment is common and a significant contributor to reduced quality of life. With advancements in wearable technology, step count data has emerged as a promising method to track mobility and
Myla D. Goldman, Shanshan Chen, Bhavana Kunisetty, Jeffrey M. Gelfand, Bruce A. C. Cree, Valerie J. Block, Valerie J. Block   +6 more
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Vestibular-evoked myogenic potential: an easy neurophysiological tool for evaluating brain stem involvement in multiple sclerosis

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2018
Background Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) are an applicable neurophysiological technique that can be used for diagnosis of brain stem involvement in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Rabab Koura, Mona Hussein
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Disability as a determinant of fatigue in MS patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2019
Fatigue is one of the most frequent and disabling symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS). Central, psychological, and peripheral factors may contribute to the occurrence of fatigue.
Fernanda M. Taveira, Nayara F. T. Braz, Elizabeth R. Comini-Frota, Antônio L. Teixeira, Renan B. Domingues   +4 more
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