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. 2019 Mar 19;7(1):22. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines7010022

Table 1.

Frequency of cognitive impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) by cognitive domain.

Cognitive Domain Frequency
Learning Memory 40–65%
Visual Episodic Memory 20–75%
Verbal Episodic Memory 15–80%
Complex Attention 5–25%
Information processing Speed 15–50%
Executive Function 15–25%
Working Memory 15–60%
Inhibitory control 15–30%
Language 20–58%
Verbal Fluency 15–25%
Social Cognition 20–40%

MS: Multiple sclerosis. Adapted from Rao et al. 1991 [12], Benedict et al. 2006 [32], Chiaravaloti et al. 2008 [17], Dulau 2017 [25], Cotter et al. 2018 [34], Ciampi et al. 2018 [37], Ntoskou et al. 2018 [38].