好色先生

好色先生

Explore the latest content from across our publications
Join The AAN

Log In

Forgot Password?
Create New Account

Loading... please wait

Abstract Details

Visual Function Testing Is Influenced by Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis
MS and Related Diseases
P03 - (-)
214
BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment affects 50 to 70% and visual impairment about 80% of MS patients. Several studies investigated a co-occurrence of both symptoms, but it is unclear and difficult to establish how testing for cognition and testing for visual function depend on each other. While a potential influence of visual function deficits on cognitive testing with visual components is suggested, little is known, how visual tests like low contrast sensitivity testing are influenced by cognitive impairment.
DESIGN/METHODS: Cross-sectional study including 89 patients with relapsing-remitting MS. All patients received cognitive evaluation using the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) and the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT). Visual assessments included low contrast sensitivity (CS) by functional acuity contrast testing and high contrast visual acuity (VA) using ETDRS charts. Retinal morphology as visual impairment correlate was measured using retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness by optical coherence tomography.
RESULTS: In combined analyses using generalized estimating equation models, PASAT and RNFL as well as SDMT and RNFL predicted CS. To further control for a potential influence of the anterior visual system we performed partial correlation analyses between visual function and cognitive function test results but controlling for RNFL. Even when controlling for RNFL, CS was associated with PASAT performance and SDMT performance.
CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggests that visual test performance is influenced by cognitive impairment. Especially in longitudinal settings strong fluctuations in cognitive function might overshadow small visual function changes, which potentially limits the use of low contrast sensitivity testing e.g. in longitudinal trials. These results need to be confirmed in other cohorts and especially in longitudinal studies. Longitudinal data from this cohort will be available end of 2013.
Authors/Disclosures

PRESENTER 		No disclosure on file
No disclosure on file
No disclosure on file
No disclosure on file
Judith Bellmann-Strobl, MD (Bharite University of Medicine Berlin) Judith Bellmann-Strobl, MD has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Roche. Judith Bellmann-Strobl, MD has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Merck. Judith Bellmann-Strobl, MD has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Sanofi Genzyme. Judith Bellmann-Strobl, MD has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Roche. The institution of Judith Bellmann-Strobl, MD has received research support from Bayer. The institution of Judith Bellmann-Strobl, MD has received research support from NEMOS.
Friedemann Paul (Charite Universitatsmedizin in Berlin) Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Hexal. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Alexion. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Merck. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Hexal. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Hoffmann-La Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Merck. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb GmbH & Co. KGaA (BMS. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Hexal. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Merck. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Novartis. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Teva. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Horizon Therapeutics GmbH. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Hexal. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Alexion. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for sanofi. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Roche . Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for F&U Confirm. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Alexion. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Bristol Myers Squibb GesmbH. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for MICE Service. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Alexion. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Alexion. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Biogen. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Amgen. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Sanofi. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for VINDICO medical education. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Amgen. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for UCB. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Sanofi. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Beijing Novartis. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Sandoz Internation GmbH. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Amgen. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Roche. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Alexion. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Roche Thailand. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Roche . Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Alexion. Dr. Paul has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Neurology, Neuroimmunology&Neuroinflammation.
Alexander U. Brandt, MD (Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin) No disclosure on file
Jeffrey A. Cohen, MD (Cleveland Clinic) Dr. Cohen has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Convelo. Dr. Cohen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Astoria. Dr. Cohen has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Bristol Myers Squibb. Dr. Cohen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Viatris. Dr. Cohen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for PSI. Dr. Cohen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Shionogi. Dr. Cohen has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Celltrion.