Brain and cognitive reserve mitigate balance dysfunction in multiple sclerosis.
Luca ProsperiniIrene AlcamisiMaria Esmeralda QuartuccioIlaria RossiDeborah FortunaSerena RuggieriPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2023)
Our findings suggest a protective role of brain and cognitive reserve even on balance, an outcome that relies on both motor control and higher order processing resources. The lack of a protective effect on postural sway under EC condition confirms that this latter outcome is closer associated with spinal cord rather than brain damage.