Cognitive impairment after three decades of multiple sclerosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 499-505

  Smestad, C ^a   Sandvik, L ^a   Landro N I ^b   Celius, E G ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Multiple sclerosis; Norway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; VELOCITY;

EID: 77649107203     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02889.x     Document Type: Article

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