Disability and Intellectual Function in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis patients (48) were rated on the Kurtzke Disability Status Examination and tested on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale [WAIS]. Their disability status scores, ranging from 1-9 with a mean of 3.98, correlated significantly only with duration of illness (r = .33, significant at the .05 level). Severity of disability was not significantly correlated with age of patient, age at onset of multiple sclerosis symptoms, verbal IQ, performance IQ or full scale IQ. WAIS mean subtest scores ranged from average to bright normal. Scores on performance subtests with a large motor component were lower than on verbal subtests measuring verbal overlearned information, abstract reasoning and vocabulary.