Spectral filters can improve reading and visual search in patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1729-1735

  Newman Wright, B ^a   Wilkins, A J ^a   Zoukos, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Reading speed; Spectral filters; Visual search; Visual stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; VISUAL STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; READING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSORY AIDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 37749043181     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-007-0648-y     Document Type: Article

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