Multiple sclerosis in childhood and adolescence, a relatively rare form of the disease, is associated with impaired cognitive function and low IQ, say investigators.

More than half of a group of children and adolescents with MS had some degree of cognitive impairment, and almost a third had severe impairment, Maria Pia Amato, M.D., of the University of Florence, and colleagues in the MS Study Group of the Italian Neurological Society reported in the May 13 issue of Neurology.

Additionally, almost 10% of the young patients had a low IQ (<70), which appeared related to earlier age at onset of MS............

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