Journal of Multiple Sclerosis
ISSN - 2376-0389NLM - 101654564
Emanuele D’Amico
Italy
Research Article
Neurorehabilitation in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Scientific Basis and Options of Treatment
Author(s): Angelo Pappalardo, Emanuele D’Amico, Clara Chisari and Francesco PattiAngelo Pappalardo, Emanuele D’Amico, Clara Chisari and Francesco Patti
Introduction: Multiple Sclerosis is the leading cause of no traumatic disability in young people. Nowadays, neurorehabilitation is commonly prescribed in patients with MS, but there are still some issues to be explored further. In this review, we discuss the following topics: 1) the neuroscientific basis of neurorehabilitation in multiple sclerosis; 2) what would be the ideal set of rehabilitative treatment: inpatients, outpatient or home-based therapy?
Methods: A systematic search was made, using combination of the following terms: rehabilitation, multiple sclerosis, disability, plasticity, motor learning, cognitive rehabilitation, quality of life.
Results: A growing amount of evidence suggest that motor and cognitive rehabilitation may enhance functional and structural brain plasticity in patients with multiple scler.. View More»
