Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease of autoimmune etiology and chronic evolution. In addition to the muscle weakness and fatigue that characterize MG, in some studies patients show an inferior performance in cognitive tasks and difficulties in recognizing basic emotions from facial exp...

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Autores: García Sanchoyerto, Maddalen, Salgueiro Macho, Monika, Ortega, Javiera, Rodríguez, Alicia Aurora, Parada Fernández, Pamela, Amayra, Imanol
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Data de publicação:2024
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Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
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Palavra-chave:myasthenia gravis
facial emotion recognition
facial recognition
anxious–depressive symptoms
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spelling Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia GravisGarcía Sanchoyerto, MaddalenSalgueiro Macho, MonikaOrtega, JavieraRodríguez, Alicia AuroraParada Fernández, PamelaAmayra, Imanolmyasthenia gravisfacial emotion recognitionfacial recognitionanxious–depressive symptomsMyasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease of autoimmune etiology and chronic evolution. In addition to the muscle weakness and fatigue that characterize MG, in some studies patients show an inferior performance in cognitive tasks and difficulties in recognizing basic emotions from facial expressions. However, it remains unclear if these difficulties are due to anxious–depressive symptoms that these patients present or related to cognitive abilities, such as facial recognition. This study had a descriptive cross-sectional design with a sample of 92 participants, 52 patients with MG and 40 healthy controls. The data collection protocol included measures to assess recognition of facial expressions (BRFT), facial emotional expression (FEEL), and levels of anxiety and depression (HADS). The MG group had worse performance than the control group in recognizing “fear” (p = 0.001; r = 0.344), “happiness” (p = 0.000; r = 0.580), “disgust” (p = 0.000; r = 0.399), “surprise” (p = 0.000; r = 0.602), and “anger” (p = 0.007; r = 0.284). Likewise, the MG group also underperformed in facial recognition (p = 0.001; r = 0.338). These difficulties were not related to their levels of anxiety and depression. Alterations were observed both in the recognition of facial emotions and in facial recognition, without being mediated by emotional variables. These difficulties can influence the interpersonal interaction of patients with MG.This research was funded by the Deusto International Research School (DIRS) ‘Programa de Ayudas para Formación de Personal Investigador de la Universidad de Deusto’ [FPI UD_2022_03 to M.G.S.].MDPI2024202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/69344reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/16/1582info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/es/© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/693442026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
title Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
spellingShingle Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
García Sanchoyerto, Maddalen
myasthenia gravis
facial emotion recognition
facial recognition
anxious–depressive symptoms
title_short Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
title_full Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
title_fullStr Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
title_full_unstemmed Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
title_sort Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García Sanchoyerto, Maddalen
Salgueiro Macho, Monika
Ortega, Javiera
Rodríguez, Alicia Aurora
Parada Fernández, Pamela
Amayra, Imanol
author García Sanchoyerto, Maddalen
author_facet García Sanchoyerto, Maddalen
Salgueiro Macho, Monika
Ortega, Javiera
Rodríguez, Alicia Aurora
Parada Fernández, Pamela
Amayra, Imanol
author_role author
author2 Salgueiro Macho, Monika
Ortega, Javiera
Rodríguez, Alicia Aurora
Parada Fernández, Pamela
Amayra, Imanol
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv myasthenia gravis
facial emotion recognition
facial recognition
anxious–depressive symptoms
topic myasthenia gravis
facial emotion recognition
facial recognition
anxious–depressive symptoms
description Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease of autoimmune etiology and chronic evolution. In addition to the muscle weakness and fatigue that characterize MG, in some studies patients show an inferior performance in cognitive tasks and difficulties in recognizing basic emotions from facial expressions. However, it remains unclear if these difficulties are due to anxious–depressive symptoms that these patients present or related to cognitive abilities, such as facial recognition. This study had a descriptive cross-sectional design with a sample of 92 participants, 52 patients with MG and 40 healthy controls. The data collection protocol included measures to assess recognition of facial expressions (BRFT), facial emotional expression (FEEL), and levels of anxiety and depression (HADS). The MG group had worse performance than the control group in recognizing “fear” (p = 0.001; r = 0.344), “happiness” (p = 0.000; r = 0.580), “disgust” (p = 0.000; r = 0.399), “surprise” (p = 0.000; r = 0.602), and “anger” (p = 0.007; r = 0.284). Likewise, the MG group also underperformed in facial recognition (p = 0.001; r = 0.338). These difficulties were not related to their levels of anxiety and depression. Alterations were observed both in the recognition of facial emotions and in facial recognition, without being mediated by emotional variables. These difficulties can influence the interpersonal interaction of patients with MG.
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