Cognitive functioning in children with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-268

  Montiel Nava, Cecilia ^a,b   Pena J A ^a   Gonzalez Pernia S ^a   Mora La Cruz, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Demyelinating diseases; Intellectual functioning; Multiple sclerosis in children; Neuropsychological assessment; Neuropsychological performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; ONSET AGE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 59349104367     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458508097471     Document Type: Article

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