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Published in: BMC Neurology 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research article

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

Authors: Serkan Ozakbas, Pinar Yigit, Bilge Piri Cinar, Hatice Limoncu, Turhan Kahraman, Görkem Kösehasanoğulları

Published in: BMC Neurology | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

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.

Methods

Patients with MS attending our clinic between September 2014 and April 2015 were invited to participate. Healthy control participants were matched in terms of age, gender and years of education.

Results

One hundred seventy-three MS patients and 153 healthy control participants were enrolled in the study. MS patients performed significantly worse in all trials than the members of the healthy control group. In addition, cognitive dysfunction was identified in 78 of the 173 (45.1%) patients. In the MS with cognitive impairment group, 64 out of 151 (42.4%) subjects were RRMS patients, 12 out of 18 (66.7%) were secondary progressive MS patients, and 2 out of 4 (50%) were primer progressive MS patients.

Conclusions

The BICAMS has been proposed for assessing cognitive impairment in MS patients. This study shows that the battery is suitable for use in Turkey.
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Metadata
Title
The Turkish validation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) battery
Authors
Serkan Ozakbas
Pinar Yigit
Bilge Piri Cinar
Hatice Limoncu
Turhan Kahraman
Görkem Kösehasanoğulları
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Neurology / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-017-0993-0

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