Assessment of driving performance in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by a driving simulator

European Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 160-164

  Kotterba, Sylvia ^a   Orth, Maritta ^a   Eren, Esma ^a   Fangerau, Tanja ^a   Sindern, Eckhart ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Driving simulator; Expanded Disability Status Scale; Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite; Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0141958554     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073057     Document Type: Article

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