Impaired recognition of emotional facial expressions in patients with multiple sclerosis

摘要: Abstract Background Disturbances that occur in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are not restricted to motor, sensory, or urinary functions; they also include cognitive dysfunction, fatigue, and depression. Moreover, people MS known have fewer social activities a reduced quality of life. One aspect interaction is accurate recognition facial expressions. Several studies suggested impairment the processing expressions sclerosis, but it clear if these deficits based on cognitive, depressive, other attendant symptoms. Objective To investigate emotion identity abilities their relation functions, depression, fatigue cohort patients. Methods Emotion were investigated 61 unimpaired visual acuity 53 healthy controls using Florida Affect Battery. Additionally, we possible relationships between impaired expression clinical features. Results discrimination, showed poor performance all subtests required recognition. Conclusion Impaired emotions by seems be associated both affective (depression) aspects disease.