Evaluating processing speed in multiple sclerosis: A comparison of two rapid serial processing measures

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 963-976

  Lynch, Sharon G ^a   Dickerson, Kelly J ^a   Denney, Douglas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Disability; Information processing speed; Stroop test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STROOP TEST;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SERIAL LEARNING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955643821     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2010.502128     Document Type: Article

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