Cognitive and neurobehavioral features in multiple sclerosis

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-424

  Arnett, Peter A ^a   Strober, Lauren B ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; cognitive dysfunction; depression; fatigue; multiple sclerosis; neuropsychological function; personality; quality of life; sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN ATROPHY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBALIZATION;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79952634070     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.11.12     Document Type: Review

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