MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A REVIEW OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

Authors

  • Matheus de Sousa Lacerda UNEC
  • Pablo Ferreira do Val Silva UNIVALE
  • Rafael Soares Xavier Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • Rebeca Dornelas Araújo Centro Universitário de Caratinga Caratinga – UNEC
  • Yasmin Luiza Peruzzo UNIVALE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v10i6.14741

Keywords:

Multiple sclerosis. Neurology. Neuroimaging. Cognitive deficit.

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, demyelinating disease of the Central Nervous System. Cognitive impairment is a sign that is sometimes overlooked, but has a great impact on the instrumental activities of the affected patient's daily life. The prevalence of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis varies across the lifespan and may be difficult to distinguish from other causes in older age. MRI studies show that widespread changes in brain networks contribute to cognitive dysfunction, with gray matter atrophy being an early sign of future cognitive decline.

Author Biographies

Matheus de Sousa Lacerda, UNEC

Graduando em Medicina pelo Centro Universitário de Caratinga, Centro Universitário de Caratinga Aratinga – UNEC. 

Pablo Ferreira do Val Silva, UNIVALE

Graduado em medicina pela Universidade Vale do Rio Doce, Universidade Vale do Rio Doce-UNIVALE.

Rafael Soares Xavier, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Graduando em Medicina pela Faculdade de Medicina do Mucuri (Fammuc), Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. 

Rebeca Dornelas Araújo, Centro Universitário de Caratinga Caratinga – UNEC

Graduanda em Medicina pelo Centro Universitário de Caratinga, Centro Universitário de Caratinga Caratinga – UNEC. 

Yasmin Luiza Peruzzo, UNIVALE

Graduanda em medicina pela Universidade Vale do Rio Doce, Universidade Vale do Rio Doce – UNIVALE. 

Published

2024-06-27

How to Cite

Lacerda, M. de S., Silva, P. F. do V., Xavier, R. S., Araújo, R. D., & Peruzzo, Y. L. (2024). MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A REVIEW OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. Revista Ibero-Americana De Humanidades, Ciências E Educação, 10(6), 4278–4284. https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v10i6.14741