[Fatigue and multiple sclerosis: preliminary study of 15 patients with self-reported scales].
Fatigue is a common and disabiling symptom in multiple sclerosis but is poorly understood. Self-report measures are designed to capture the patient's subjective sense of fatigue. We applied three scales in 15 patients with MS. Nine of them reported fatigue. The scores were high in all of these patients. We conclude that these scales must be used in assemble, to evaluate this symptom. Also, fatigue a very important symptom in multiple sclerosis patients.
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Centro de Atendimento e Tratamento de Esclerose Múltipla, Departamento de Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências, Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005221:Fatigue / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index