Neuropsychological Features of Multiple Sclerosis: Impact and Rehabilitation

[...]MS individuals with cognitive decline may limit their social interaction activities fearing apparent forgetfulness, slowness in thinking, or processing information and consequently develop depression. [...]they may show decreased compliance with their medication regimen by forgetting to take it or by taking it in the wrong way [9]. More recent studies have successfully applied various neuroimaging techniques (e.g., f-MRI) to study the effects of cognitive rehabilitation in MS. These studies demonstrated an improvement in cognitive functions and everyday functioning capacity by promoting adaptive changes via neuroplasticity in the brains of persons with MS, through the documentation of changes at the level of the cerebral substrate from pre- to posttreatment [21]. The article also underlines the necessity of including cognitive screening and monitoring of cognitive impairment in the routine clinical practice of pediatric neurologists working with pediatric MS. M.N. Mickens et al. from the USA, in an interesting study, examined the relationships between MS impairment, unmet family needs, and caregiver mental health. [...]the improvement obtained on attention was retained over 6 months providing evidence on the long-term benefits of this type of intervention.