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What treatments are there for problems with thinking and memory in MS patients?

April 26, 2017memory MS Patients problems thinking treatments

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What treatments are there for problems with thinking and memory in MS patients?

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Cognitive dysfunction (problems with thinking and memory) can occur in 45-66 percent of MS patients. The most important treatment for MS related thinking/memory problems is to treat the MS itself. Regarding medications specifically for memory problems, one study showed a modest benefit in improving memory in MS patients with donepezil (Aricept ®), a medication originally used to treat Alzheimer’s disease.