Computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation of attention deficits for multiple sclerosis: A randomized trial with fMRI correlates

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 284-295

  Cerasa, Antonio ^a   Gioia, Maria Cecilia ^a   Valentino, Paola ^b   Nisticò, Rita ^b   Chiriaco, Carmelina ^a   Pirritano, Domenico ^b   Tomaiuolo, Francesco ^c   Mangone, Graziella ^a   Trotta, Maria ^b   Talarico, Tiziana ^b   Bilotti, Giacinta ^b   Quattrone, Aldo ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c Auxilium Vitae ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

attentional deficits; cerebellum; cognitive rehabilitation; fMRI; multiple sclerosis; parietal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHENOTYPE; STROOP TEST; SUPERIOR PARIETAL LOBULE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876135772     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968312465194     Document Type: Article

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