Visual-cognitive processing deficits in pediatric multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-456

  Smerbeck, A M ^a   Parrish, J ^a,b   Serafin, D ^c   Yeh, E A ^a,b   Weinstock Guttman, B ^a,b   Hoogs, M ^a   Krupp, L B ^c   Benedict, Rhb ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b JACOBS NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief Visuospatial Memory Test Revised (BVMTR); neuropsychology; pediatric multiple sclerosis; Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRIEF VISUOSPATIAL MEMORY TEST REVISED; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMBOL DIGIT MODALITIES TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 79954598152     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510391689     Document Type: Article

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