Neuropsychological function in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and depression

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-22

  Daly, Ella ^a   Komaroff, Anthony L ^b   Bloomingdale, Kerry ^c   Wilson, Scott ^a   Albert, Marilyn S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Computerized tests; Major depression; Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0035014640     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324826AN0801_3     Document Type: Article

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