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Memory impairment, especially verbal episodic memory (VEM), represents a common
ground for cognitive complaint in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Beyond
the difficulty caused in daily life, these deficits may impact on occupational
activities. Neuropsychological assessment of these patients has to include VEM tests, to describe the level of dysfunction of the different processes
contributing to VEM and, if required, to guide adapted cognitive rehabilitation.
The objective of the present paper is to propose a critique review of the
literature on VEM abilities in MS. This review will present the conceptual
references and the psychometric characteristics of the main VEM tests applied in
MS (isolated tests or included within more general batteries developed
specifically for MS). In a second phase, we propose an inventory of work on MS
presented as a function of the cognitive processes involved. This approach
provides an approach to the limitations of each conception and possible
terminological ambiguities. Contributions to knowledge of MS memory impairments
will be clarified, as well as the impact of the disease characteristics (MS
forms, disease duration, EDSS).
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