The Turkish validation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) battery

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ÖZAKBAŞ S., Yigit P., Cinar B. P., Limoncu H., Kahraman T., Kosehasanogullari G.

BMC NEUROLOGY, cilt.17, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12883-017-0993-0
  • Dergi Adı: BMC NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Multiple sclerosis, BICAMS battery, Cognitive impairment
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Cognitive impairment may be seen in as many as 43-70% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and may be observed in all MS subtypes. The Brief International Cognitive Assessment in Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) battery may be used to evaluate cognition status. The purpose of the current study is to validate the BICAMS battery in Turkish.