TY - JOUR
AU - Cruz, Vítor
AB - Background The accurate and regular monitoring cognitive performance in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is critical to develop new prevention and management strategies for cognitive impairment (CI). The Brain on Track (BoT) test is a self- administered web-based tool developed for cognitive screening and monitoring. The objective of this study was to validate the use of the BoT in MS, by assessing its ability to distinguish between MS patients and matched controls, as well as detect CI among MS patients, by analysing its correlation with standard cognitive tests and its reliability and learning effects in repeatable use. Methods The BoT was applied in 30 patients with MS consecutively selected and 30 age- and education-matched controls, first in a hospital clinic, under supervision, and then 1 week later from home. After these first two trials, MS patients repeated the test from home every 4 weeks for 3 months. A standard neuropsychological battery was also applied to MS patients at baseline. Results The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.89. Test scores were significantly different between MS patients and controls (Cohen’s d = 0.87; p < 0.01). Among MS patients, scores were significantly lower in those with CI documented in the standard neuropsycho- logical battery 
TI - Tracking cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis using the Brain on Track test: a validation study
JF - Neurological Sciences
DO - 10.1007/s10072-019-04088-8
DA - 2019-10-21
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/tracking-cognitive-impairment-in-multiple-sclerosis-using-the-brain-on-0xYE4KcLYB
SP - 183
EP - 191
VL - 41
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -