Cognitive impairment in patients suffering from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with EDSS ≤ 3.5

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 323-326

  Ruggieri, R M ^a   Palermo, R ^a   Vitello, G ^a   Gennuso, M ^a   Settipani, N ^a   Piccoli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abstract reasoning; Cognitive impairment; Memory deficit; Problem solving; Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AACHNER APHASIE TEST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENTON VISUAL RETENTION TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEPRESSION SCALE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIAL RECOGNITION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; JOB PERFORMANCE; JUDGEMENT OF LINES ORIENTATION; KOHS TEST; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RAVEN COLOURED PROGRESSIVE MATRICES; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0242288534     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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