To assess the cognition of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using the Rao's Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests (BRB-N). Method: BRB-N was translated and adapted for control subjects. Subsequently, it was applied to a group of patients with relapsing-remitting (RR) MS. Results: The assessment on the healthy controls (n=47) showed that the correlation between tests on the same cognitive domain was high and that there was a five-factor solution that explained 90% of the total variance. Except for the Word List Generation subset of tests, the performance of patients with RRMS (n=39) was worse than that of the healthy controls. Conclusion: BRB-N is a relatively simple method to assess cognition of patients with MS in the daily clinic. It does not take long to apply and does not require special skills or equipment. Key words: multiple sclerosis, cognition, memory, neuropsychology.Avaliação da cognição usando a Bateria Breve de Testes Neuropsicológicos de Rao para pacientes brasileiros com esclerose múltipla RESUMO Avaliar a cognição de pacientes com esclerose múltipla (EM), utilizando a Bateria Breve de Testes Neuropsicológicos de Rao (BRB-N). Método: BRB-N foi traduzida e adaptada para controles. Subsequentemente, foi aplicada em um grupo de pacientes portadores de EM RR. Resultados: A avaliação de controles saudáveis (n=47) mostrou que a correlação entre os testes de um mesmo domínio cognitivo era alta e que uma solução de fator cinco explicava 90% da variação total. Exceto pela Lista de Palavras, o desempenho dos pacientes com EMRR (n=39) foi pior que aquele dos controles saudáveis. Conclusão: BRB-N é um método relativamente simples de avaliar cognição de pacientes com EM na prática clínica. O teste não requer muito tempo e não necessita de treinamento ou equipamentos especiais. Palavras-Chave: esclerose múltipla, cognição, memória, neuropsicologia.
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