PASAT in detecting cognitive impairment in relapsing-remitting MS

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-112

  Rosti, Eija ^a,b   Hämäläinen, Paivi ^c   Koivisto, Keijo ^a   Hokkanen, Laura ^d  

^a SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Maskun Neurologinen Kuntoutuskeskus   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognition; Multiple sclerosis; Multiple sclerosis functioned composite (MSFC); Neuropsychological assessment; Paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUSNESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PACED AUDITORY SERIAL ADDITION TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKILL;

EID: 34447257357     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084280701319938     Document Type: Article

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