Cognitive reserve moderates decline in information processing speed in multiple sclerosis patients

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 829-835

  Benedict, Ralph H B ^a,b   Morrow, Sarah A ^a,b   Weinstock Guttman, Bianca ^a,b   Cookfair, Diane ^a,b   Schretlen, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b JACOBS NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cognitive reserve; Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79451472083     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710000688     Document Type: Article

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