Deficits in planning time but not performance in patients with multiple sclerosis

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-158

  Denney, Douglas R ^a   Hughes, Abbey J ^a   Owens, Emily M ^a   Lynch, Sharon G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Cognitive tempo; Executive function; Information processing speed; Neuropsychological tests; Tower of London

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84862263823     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr105     Document Type: Article

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