Evidence of cognitive compensation associated with educational level in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 251, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 23-28

  Bonnet, Melissa C ^a,b   Deloire, Mathilde S A ^a,b   Salort, Emmanuelle ^a,b   Dousset, Vincent ^a,b   Petry, Klaus G ^a,b   Brochet, Bruno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cognition; Compensation; Education; MRI; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 33751215486     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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