Callosal atrophy in multiple sclerosis is related to cognitive speed

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 281-289

  Bergendal, G ^a   Martola, J ^a   Stawiarz, L ^a,b   Kristoffersen Wiberg, M ^a   Fredrikson, S ^a   Almkvist, O ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corpus callosum; Information processing; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATROPHY; COGNITION DISORDERS; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84875204713     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12006     Document Type: Article

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