The utility of computerized neuropsychological assessment of cognitive dysfunction in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-127

  Wilken, Jeffrey A ^a   Kane, R ^b   Sullivan, C L ^a   Wallin, M ^a   Usiskin, J B ^a   Quig, M E ^c   Simsarian, J ^d   Saunders, C ^d   Crayton, H ^c   Mandler, R ^e   Kerr, D ^f   Reeves, D ^g   Fuchs, K ^h   Manning, C ^h   Keller, M ^h  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Neurology Center of Fairfax   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated assessment; Cognition; Cognitive dysfunction; Computerized neuropsychological assessment; Multiple sclerosis; Prediction of cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RELAPSE; RELIABILITY; RESPONSE TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0037354950     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458503ms893oa     Document Type: Article

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