The impact of multiple sclerosis on patients' performance on the Stroop Test: Processing speed versus interference

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-458

  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

Attention; Cognition; Cognitive impairment; Demyelinating diseases; Information processing speed; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; STROOP TEST; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651180930     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709090730     Document Type: Article

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