Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7281521 | Brain, Behavior, and Immunity | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Our results show that there was no general cognitive decline in patients with neurosarcoidosis. Patients only presented deficits when two response options have to be prioritized. Patients apply an inefficient processing strategy where they try to processes different response options in parallel. The electrophysiological data show that the deficits are due to dysfunctions at the response selection stage. Behavioural and neurophysiological changes are predictable on the basis of soluble interleukin 2 receptor serum concentrations. The results show that neurosarcoidosis is not associated with nonspecific changes in cognitive functions but does lead to specific alterations in cognitive control that are strongly dependent on immunological parameters.
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Authors
Christian Beste, Janina Kneiphof, Dirk Woitalla,