Therapy-induced plasticity of cognitive functions in MS patients: Insights from fMRI

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 99, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 455-462

  Penner, Iris Katharina ^a,b   Kappos, Ludwig ^b   Rausch, Martin ^c   Opwis, Klaus ^a   Radü, Ernst W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Cognition; Cognitive rehabilitation; Cognitive treatment; Cortical reorganization; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN DAMAGE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PLASTICITY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 33744935278     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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