Rapid serial processing in patients with multiple sclerosis: The role of peripheral deficits

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 646-650

  Bodling, Angela M ^a   Denney, Douglas R ^a   Lynch, Sharon G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Disability; Dysarthria; Human information processing; Neuropsychology; Nystagmus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 46649105713     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708080739     Document Type: Article

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