Retinal nerve fiber layer atrophy is associated with physical and cognitive disability in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 906-912

  Toledo, J ^a   Sepulcre, J ^a   Salinas Alaman, A ^a   Garcia Layana A ^a   Murie Fernandez, M ^a   Bejarano, B ^a   Villoslada, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Heidelberg retinal tomography; Multiple sclerosis; Optic coherence tomography; Physical disability; Retinal nerve fiber layer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; ATROPHY; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATROPHY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 54449086064     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458508090221     Document Type: Article

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