Cognition in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: A prospective multicentre study of 217 patients (CogniNMO-Study).
Martin W HümmertCarlotta SternFriedemann PaulAnkelien DuchowJudith Bellmann-StroblIlya AyzenbergCarolin SchwakeIngo KleiterKerstin HellwigSven JariusBrigitte WildemannMakbule SenelAchim BertheleKatrin GiglhuberFelix LuessiMatthias GrotheLuisa KlotzRasmus SchülkeStefan GingeleJürgen H FaissAnnette WalterClemens WarnkeFlorian Then BerghOrhan AktasMarius RingelsteinJan-Patrick StellmannVivien HäußlerJoachim HavlaHannah PellkoferTania KümpfelBruno KoppCorinna TrebstPublished in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2023)
A subset of NMOSD patients shows impairment in visual processing speed and in semantic fluency regardless of serostatus, without noticeable changes during a 2-year observation period. Neuropsychological measurements should be adapted to physical and visual disabilities.