Physical activity correlates with neurological impairment and disability in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 492-495

  Motl, Robert W ^a   Snook, Erin M ^a   Wynn, Daniel R ^b   Vollmer, Timothy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Multiple Sclerosis Center ^*  (United States)

^c BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Impairment; Multiple sclerosis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE SCALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 45749088585     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318177351b     Document Type: Article

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