Anatomical brain connectivity can assess cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1161-1168

  Bozzali, M ^a   Spano B ^a   Parker, G J M ^b   Giulietti, G ^a   Castelli, M ^c   Basile, B ^a   Rossi, S ^c   Serra, L ^a   Magnani, G ^d   Nocentini, U ^a   Caltagirone, C ^a,c   Centonze, D ^c   Cercignani, M ^a,e  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical connectivity mapping; cognitive dysfunction; diffusion imaging; fractional anisotropy; magnetic resonance imaging; paced auditory serial addition test; relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; TRACTOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY; WHITE MATTER;

ANATOMICAL CONNECTIVITY MAPPING; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; DIFFUSION IMAGING; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACED AUDITORY SERIAL ADDITION TEST; RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84880533093     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512474088     Document Type: Article

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