Evaluation of Nutritional Status and Fatigue in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

A blood sample will be taken from each patient and the following parameters will be assessed : magnesium, albumin, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Calcium, Iron.

"16 Taste Strips impregnated with 4 flavors (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, each flavor present at 4 different concentrations), are offered to the patient one after the other in a so-called pseudorandomized sequence. The task of the patient is to choose one of the following answers: sweet / sour / salty / bitter / no taste.~Each correct answer is granted one point. In addition to the impregnated strips, two tasteless strips can be integrated in the examination at any point of time (no point)"

"Evaluation of the following parameters by validated questionnaires (name of the questionnaire in bracket):~* Fatigue (EMIF-SEP)~* Dysphagia (DYMUS)~* Food intake (semi-structured questionnaire)~* Depression (BDI-II)~* Daily energy expenditure (NAP)~* Visual analog scale to study quality of sleep"