Journal of Multiple Sclerosis
ISSN - 2376-0389NLM - 101654564
Dostal Martin
Czech Republic
Research Article
The Possibilities and Limits of the Rehabilitation of Cognitive Functions in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Using a Computer Program
Author(s): Chmelařová Dana, Preiss Marek, Dostal Martin, Buňatová Petra and Beran JiříChmelařová Dana, Preiss Marek, Dostal Martin, Buňatová Petra and Beran Jiří
Objectives: The purpose of the current study was to evaluate whether a 12-week neuropsychological rehabilitation program has a positive effect on the improvement of cognitive functions and what methods can be used to measure this effect. Furthermore, this study intended to verify the effect of the chosen training plan on the resulting state of cognitive functions, in particular with regard to the frequency and duration of the plan. Methodology: Fifty-eight patients diagnosed with MS were randomized into an experimental condition or the control group, 15 patients were excluded from the study. The experimental condition included 26 patients (22 women and 4 men), whole the control group consisted of 17 patients (12 women and 5 men). All of these patients had a cognitive defect that was assessed at the beginning of the study and monitored using the neuropsychological tests after the parti.. View More»
