Computer assisted retraining of attentional impairments in patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 455-462

  Plohmann, A M ^a   Kappos, L ^a   Ammann, W ^a   Thordai, A ^a   Wittwer, A ^a   Huber, S ^a   Bellaiche, Y ^a   Lechner Scott, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive deficits; Cognitive rehabilitation; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

EID: 0031979190     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.64.4.455     Document Type: Article

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