Theory of mind and empathy in patients at an early stage of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1016-1022

  Kraemer, Markus ^a,b   Herold, Michèle ^a,b   Uekermann, Jennifer ^b,c   Kis, Bernhard ^b   Wiltfang, Jens ^b   Daum, Irene ^c   Dziobek, Isabel ^d   Berlit, Peter ^a   Diehl, Rolf R ^a   Abdel Hamid, Mona ^b  

^a Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early stages; Empathy; Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPATHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROOP TEST; THEORY OF MIND; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84878869659     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.10.027     Document Type: Article

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