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The Mismeasure of Change: Better Cognitive Measurement Instruments Are Urgently Needed for Multiple Sclerosis Research by Leavitt, Victoria M

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Depression is a core symptom of multiple sclerosis: No by Leavitt, Victoria M

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The SDMT is not information processing speed by Leavitt, Victoria M

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Confronting a misnomer about the SDMT: A David and Goliath story by Leavitt, Victoria M

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Integration, Regulation, and Collaboration: Three Steps to Combat Climate Change by Leavitt, Victoria

“…Each year the Margaret Chase Smith Library sponsors an essay contest for high school seniors. The essay prompt for 2023 asked students to consider what the…”
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Neurologic determinism?: Key update to an age-old debate by Leavitt, Victoria M.

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Assessing diagnosis disclosure and concealment in multiple sclerosis: Development and initial validation of the DISCO-MS survey by Kever, Anne, Leavitt, Victoria M

“…Background: Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) regularly report making strategic decisions about whether to share their diagnosis or keep it a secret;…”
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Strengthening the evidence: A call for preregistration of observational study outcomes by Leavitt, Victoria M

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Cognition in multiple sclerosis: State of the field and priorities for the future by Sumowski, James F, Benedict, Ralph, Enzinger, Christian, Filippi, Massimo, Geurts, Jeroen J, Hamalainen, Paivi, Hulst, Hanneke, Inglese, Matilde, Leavitt, Victoria M, Rocca, Maria A, Rosti-Otajarvi, Eija M, Rao, Stephen

“…Cognitive decline is recognized as a prevalent and debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), especially deficits in episodic memory and processing…”
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Siponimod for Cognition in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Thinking Through the Evidence by Leavitt, Victoria M., Rocca, Maria

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Cognitive phenotypes in multiple sclerosis by Leavitt, Victoria M., Tosto, Gabriella, Riley, Claire S.

“…Background Cognitive impairment is a debilitating symptom experienced by ~ 50% of multiple sclerosis patients, with processing speed (PS) and memory most…”
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Cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis by Sumowski, James F, Leavitt, Victoria M

“…Cognitive impairment is common among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), but some patients are able to withstand considerable disease burden (e.g. white…”
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Development and initial validation of the Cognitive Change Scale (CCS) by Kever, Anne, Heuer, Lauren B, Simani, Leila, Leavitt, Victoria M

“…Cognitive impairment is common in neurologic diseases. Precise measurement of cognitive change over time is necessary for isolating disease-related patterns…”
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Correlation between cognitive changes and neuroradiological changes over time in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Simani, Leila, Molaeipour, Leila, Kian, Saeid, Leavitt, Victoria M.

“…Background While many studies have examined relationships of neuroimaging variables to cognitive measures in multiple sclerosis (MS), longitudinal studies are…”
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Disease-modifying therapies as cognition-modifying therapies? Treating cognitive impairment in MS by Marrie, Ruth Ann, Leavitt, Victoria M.

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Psychological resilience explains functional variability across people with multiple sclerosis – Yes by Leavitt, Victoria M, Kever, Anne

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Brain reserve and cognitive reserve protect against cognitive decline over 4.5 years in MS by Sumowski, James F, Rocca, Maria A, Leavitt, Victoria M, Dackovic, Jelena, Mesaros, Sarlota, Drulovic, Jelena, DeLuca, John, Filippi, Massimo

“…OBJECTIVE:Based on the theories of brain reserve and cognitive reserve, we investigated whether larger maximal lifetime brain growth (MLBG) and/or greater…”
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Diagnosis concealment is associated with psychosocial outcomes in persons with multiple sclerosis by Kever, Anne, Riley, Claire S, Leavitt, Victoria M

“…Persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) frequently conceal their diagnosis, fearing professional and personal repercussions of disclosing. Associations of…”
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Brain reserve and cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis: What you’ve got and how you use it by Sumowski, James F, Rocca, Maria A, Leavitt, Victoria M, Riccitelli, Gianna, Comi, Giancarlo, DeLuca, John, Filippi, Massimo

“…OBJECTIVE:We first tested the brain reserve (BR) hypothesis in multiple sclerosis (MS) by examining whether larger maximal lifetime brain volume (MLBV;…”
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Body Temperature Is Elevated and Linked to Fatigue in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Even Without Heat Exposure by Sumowski, James F., PhD, Leavitt, Victoria M., PhD

“…Abstract Objectives To investigate whether (1) resting body temperature is elevated in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) relative to…”
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