2021 CMSC Annual Meeting

Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Synesthesia May be Prevalent in Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which information in one sensory domain stimulates another unrelated sensory domain....

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Examining the Influence of Processing Speed on the Relation between Backward Walking and Falls in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Backward walking (BW) is a complex motor task that requires increased cognitive demands. In persons with multiple sclerosis...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Longitudinal Olfactory Patterns in Multiple Sclerosis: A Scoping Review and Implications for Use in Management of Disease

Background: Previous studies reviewing the presence of olfactory dysfunction (OD) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) have focused on the prevalence...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Negative Dual Task Effects Can be Similar in People with Multiple Sclerosis and Controls, but Depend on Processing Time, Not Single Task Performance

Background: Activities of daily living demand simultaneous performance of two or more tasks. Dual task effect (DTE) is the relative change...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Stability of the Gut Microbiota in Persons with Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis and Related Demyelinating Diseases

Background: Little is known about the stability of the gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis (MS) over time. Objectives: To determine if the...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Identifying Prospective Memory Deficits in MS with a Single Task from the Memory for Intentions Test: An IRT and ROC Analysis

Background: While many persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) have prospective memory (PM) issues, which can have an impact on everyday...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

FlywheelMS: Stratification of Anxiety and Depression By MS Subtype As Captured in Digitized Health Records

Background: Anxiety and depression are among the most common comorbidities associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). Findings by MS subtype...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Validation of Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) Regression Normative Data for Performance and Cognitive Fatigability in Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Cognitive fatigability (CF) can be defined as an objective decline in performance that occurs over time during sustained...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Evaluation of Apathy in Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Features of apathy include lack of initiation, lack of interest, reduced spontaneity, indifference, and reduced self-awareness....

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