Working memory impairment in early multiple sclerosis. Evidence from an event-related potential study of patients with clinically isolated myelopathy

Brain

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2039-2058

  Pelosi, L ^a   Geesken, J M ^b,e   Holly, M ^c   Hayward, M ^c   Blumhardt, L D ^b,d  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Faculteit Geneeskunde   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Event related potentials; Isolated lesions; Memorizing; Multiple sclerosis; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0030842311     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.11.2039     Document Type: Article

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