Relationship between cognitive impairment and brain MRI abnormalities in patients with multiple sclerosis / 临床神经病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the characteristics of cognitive dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as the correlations between cognitive dysfunction and lesions of brain on MRI.Methods 70 patients with MS were tested with Wechsler Intelligence Scale and brain MRI.A multiple-regression analysis was carried out on the basis of related factors.Results The rate of the patients whose full intelligence quotient(FIQ) less than 90 scores was 40%(28/70), which was higher than that of normal group( P