[Fatigue in multiple sclerosis relapsing-remitting form]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2000 Jun;58(2B):471-5. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000300012.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

In 95 patients with the remitting-relapsing form of multiple sclerosis we investigated fatigue. All of them were evaluated with the Fatigue Severity Scale and we found it in 64 patients (67.4%). Gender, age, depression and fuctional incapacity was not predictive of fatigue occurrence, while anxiety and time of disease seems to be correlated with it. When we analysed the fatigue severity, a correlation between the EDSS and the increasing fatigue severity was found.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anxiety / etiology
  • Depression / etiology
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Fatigue / etiology*
  • Fatigue / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / complications*
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / physiopathology
  • Recurrence
  • Severity of Illness Index*