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Exploratory study for the validation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) in the population with Recurrent Remitting Multiple Sclerosis of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Santiago, Chile

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2022): RCDF
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-4692.2022.64813
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Abstract

The evaluation of cognitive aspects in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is a fundamental area to consider in their intervention, due to the high prevalence of cognitive impairment, which is considered disabling and has an impact on the quality of life of the person who suffers it and in his closest network. At present, cognitive evaluation has been recommended through the BICAMS (Brief International Cognitive Assessment for MS), which is a specific battery for evaluating people with MS, but which does not have its validation in our country. Therefore the present study was born in order to explore the variables to be considered for future validation. The sample consisted of 38 people with RRMS and as a result it was found that age and gender factors did influence cognitive performance, but not education, months of disease evolution, and level of disability. Among the cognitive tests, the BVMTR is the most significantly related to the variables of age and gender. It is recommended to increase the sample size and expand it to other regions of the country to have a representative sample of our Chilean population.

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Multiple Sclerosis , Cognition , Memory , Neuropsychological Test , Cognitive Dysfunction
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Matus Rosas, P., Carrasco Fierro, T. ., Guajardo Salazar, G. ., López Inzunza, V. ., Rivera López, J. ., Toledo Rodríguez, L. ., & Quezada Gaponov, C. . (2022). Exploratory study for the validation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) in the population with Recurrent Remitting Multiple Sclerosis of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Santiago, Chile. Revista Chilena De Fonoaudiología, 21(1), pp. 1–7. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-4692.2022.64813
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