To test the cognitive reserve (CR) hypothesis in the model of multiple sclerosis (MS) by assessing the interactions among CR, brain atrophy, and cognitive efficiency in patients with relapsing-remitting MS.A Cognitive Reserve Index was calculated including education, premorbid leisure activities, and IQ. Brain atrophy was assessed through magnetic resonance quantitative parameters of normalized total brain volume and normalized cortical volume. Cognitive function was measured using Rao's Brief Repeatable Battery.Fifty-two patients with relapsing-remitting MS were evaluated at baseline and 35 of them were reassessed after a 1.6-year follow-up period. At baseline, higher CR predicted better performance on most of the Brief Repeatable Battery tests, independent of brain atrophy and clinical and demographic characteristics (p ≤ 0.021). An interaction between CRI and normalized cortical volume predicted better cognitive performance on tasks of verbal memory and attention/information processing speed (p < 0.005). However, at the follow-up examination, progressing cortical atrophy (β = 0.45; p = 0.008) and older age (β = -0.33; p = 0.044) were the only predictors of deteriorating cognitive performance.Our findings suggest that higher CR in individuals with MS may mediate between cognitive performance and brain pathology. CR-related compensation may, however, fail with progression of damage. The time window of opportunity for therapeutic approaches aimed at intellectual enhancement most likely lies in the earliest disease stages.

Cognitive reserve and cortical atrophy in multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study / Amato, MP;Razzolini, L;Goretti, B;Stromillo, ML;Rossi, F;Giorgio, A;Hakiki, B;Giannini, M;Pastò, L;Portaccio, E;De Stefano, N. - In: NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 0028-3878. - ELETTRONICO. - 80:(2013), pp. 1728-1733. [10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182918c6f]

Cognitive reserve and cortical atrophy in multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study.

AMATO, MARIA PIA;GORETTI, BENEDETTA;HAKIKI, BADIA BAHIA;GIANNINI, MARTA;PORTACCIO, EMILIO;
2013

Abstract

To test the cognitive reserve (CR) hypothesis in the model of multiple sclerosis (MS) by assessing the interactions among CR, brain atrophy, and cognitive efficiency in patients with relapsing-remitting MS.A Cognitive Reserve Index was calculated including education, premorbid leisure activities, and IQ. Brain atrophy was assessed through magnetic resonance quantitative parameters of normalized total brain volume and normalized cortical volume. Cognitive function was measured using Rao's Brief Repeatable Battery.Fifty-two patients with relapsing-remitting MS were evaluated at baseline and 35 of them were reassessed after a 1.6-year follow-up period. At baseline, higher CR predicted better performance on most of the Brief Repeatable Battery tests, independent of brain atrophy and clinical and demographic characteristics (p ≤ 0.021). An interaction between CRI and normalized cortical volume predicted better cognitive performance on tasks of verbal memory and attention/information processing speed (p < 0.005). However, at the follow-up examination, progressing cortical atrophy (β = 0.45; p = 0.008) and older age (β = -0.33; p = 0.044) were the only predictors of deteriorating cognitive performance.Our findings suggest that higher CR in individuals with MS may mediate between cognitive performance and brain pathology. CR-related compensation may, however, fail with progression of damage. The time window of opportunity for therapeutic approaches aimed at intellectual enhancement most likely lies in the earliest disease stages.
2013
80
1728
1733
Amato, MP;Razzolini, L;Goretti, B;Stromillo, ML;Rossi, F;Giorgio, A;Hakiki, B;Giannini, M;Pastò, L;Portaccio, E;De Stefano, N
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