Cognitive dysfunction in primary progressive multiple sclerosis: A neuropsychological and MRI study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1055-1061

  Ukkonen, Maritta ^a,b,c   Vahvelainen, T ^a   Hamalainen P ^d   Dastidar, P ^a   Elovaara, I ^a,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c National Graduate School of Clinical Investigation   (Finland)

^d Maskun Neurologinen Kuntoutuskeskus   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Magnetic resonance imaging; Primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SECONDARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 69149111029     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458509106231     Document Type: Article

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