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Neuropsychiatric and cognitive effects of COVID-19 on multiple sclerosis patients

Patients with MS are specifically vulnerable to the neuropsychiatric impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 70% of multiple sclerosis patients suffer from cognitive dysfunction. This affects information processing and impacts episodic memory. Depression and anxiety result in a lower quality of life, increased fatigue and disability scores, and a more aggressive MS course. Studies show that depression impacts cognition and anxiety worsens the patient's verbal learning.

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Updated 2020-07-23

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences