The purpose of this study is to determine if memantine is effective in the treatment on cognitive disorders of Relapsing - Remitting multiple sclerosis. m
5 mg the first week, then 10 mg the second week, 15 mg the third week and finally 20 mg the fourth week until the end of the study (t0 + 1 year)
Eligibility
Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Remitting Multiple Sclerosis defined by Mc Donald et al., 2001
* Patient with authorised immunomodulator treatment or oral immunosuppressive therapy during more than three months: Bétâ Interferon, glatiramer acetate, azathioprine, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, treatment by monoclonal antibody I.V. or anti-VLA4, natalizumab (Tysabri)
* Patient having benefited, possibly, of following treatments : mitoxantrone, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, general-purpose immunoglobulins, only if the treatment is ended more of 6 months before the inclusion.
* EDSS score ≤ 5.5
* DRS score ≥ 130
* PASAT 3s score \> 15 and \< median / control subjects according to 2 age brackets, sex, school level.
* Signed the informed consent form.
* Effective contraception for women in age to procreate
Exclusion Criteria:
* Progressive form MS
* MS relapse of less of 4 weeks.
* IV or oral corticoid treatment in the month preceding the screening
* Medicinal treatments or non medicinal in cognitive or psychology-stimulant aim in the 3 months before the screening
* Tumoral form MS visible in the MRI.
* Depressive syndrome (MADRS score \> 19).
* Quite other diagnosed psychiatric pathology
* Known allergy or quite contraindication in memantin : renal or hepatic insufficiency, turned out epileptic disease, treatment by ketamine, amantadin, dextromethorphan, L-Dopa, dopaminergic agonist, barbituric, neuroleptic, 3,4-diaminopyridine, lithium, cimetidine, ranitidine, procainamide, quinine, nicotine, hydrochlorthiazide and ally, phenytoin, modafinil.
* Recent treatment (less of 4 weeks) by antidepressants and/or anxiolytics.
* Pregnancy or feeding.
* Minor or Major "protected by the law" patient
* Uncontrolled diet.
* Patient having benefited of one psychometric assessment(including in particular tests planned in the protocol) since less of one year.