Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), and research has emphasized the crucial role of cognitive assessment in disease monitoring. The minimal neuropsychological assessment of MS (MACFIMS) represents one of the neuropsychological batteries most widely used throughout the world. To date, a complete validation, as well as normative values of an alternative form, is lacking in the Italian population, limiting the use of this tool in longitudinal assessment. A total of 200 healthy subjects (127 females and 73 males) were recruited from the community in 8 Italian cities and were evaluated with the MACFIMS at baseline and reassessed with an alternate form of the same battery after 12 months. Regression-based norms that account for demographic influences on test performance were calculated at each time point (baseline and follow-up). The study provides, for the first time, normative values of two forms of the MACFIMS battery for the Italian population. Data application allows clinicians to monitor the performance of cognitive functions over time and to better understand the efficacy of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in clinical practice and research.

The minimal neuropsychological assessment of MS patients (MACFIMS): normative data of the Italian population / Grossi P.; Portaccio E.; Bellomi F.; Bianchi V.; Cilia S.; Falautano M.; Goretti B.; Pietrolongo E.; Viterbo R.G.; Messmer Uccelli M.. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - ELETTRONICO. - 41:(2020), pp. 1489-1496. [10.1007/s10072-020-04251-6]

The minimal neuropsychological assessment of MS patients (MACFIMS): normative data of the Italian population

Portaccio E.;Goretti B.;
2020

Abstract

Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), and research has emphasized the crucial role of cognitive assessment in disease monitoring. The minimal neuropsychological assessment of MS (MACFIMS) represents one of the neuropsychological batteries most widely used throughout the world. To date, a complete validation, as well as normative values of an alternative form, is lacking in the Italian population, limiting the use of this tool in longitudinal assessment. A total of 200 healthy subjects (127 females and 73 males) were recruited from the community in 8 Italian cities and were evaluated with the MACFIMS at baseline and reassessed with an alternate form of the same battery after 12 months. Regression-based norms that account for demographic influences on test performance were calculated at each time point (baseline and follow-up). The study provides, for the first time, normative values of two forms of the MACFIMS battery for the Italian population. Data application allows clinicians to monitor the performance of cognitive functions over time and to better understand the efficacy of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in clinical practice and research.
2020
41
1489
1496
Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Grossi P.; Portaccio E.; Bellomi F.; Bianchi V.; Cilia S.; Falautano M.; Goretti B.; Pietrolongo E.; Viterbo R.G.; Messmer Uccelli M.
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