Key clinical point: Better management and treatment of diabetes and anxiety in MS patients may help improve cognition.
Major finding: Of 111 patients with relapsing remitting MS (majority were women with a mean age of 50 years), 22.7% had hypertension, 10.8% had diabetes, 9.9% had depression, and 9.9% had anxiety disorders.
Study details: Patients completed a psychiatric interview, a comorbidity questionnaire, and cognitive testing. Scores were converted to age-, sex-, and education-adjusted z-scores. Links between diabetes and hypertension and the cognitive z-scores were evaluated.
Disclosures: Authors disclosed receiving research support from various organizations. One author has conducted clinical trials for Biogen Idec and Rouche. Another has served as a consultant for several pharmaceutical companies, and has also received research grants and served on speaker’s bureaus for the industry.
Citation: Marrie, RA, et al.. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019 Jan;27:164-170. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.10.018.