Procedural variations in the stroop and the symbol digit modalities test: Impact on patients with multiple sclerosis

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 452-462

  Hughes, Abbey J ^a   Denney, Douglas R ^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; Information processing speed; Neuropsychological tests; Stroop; Symbol digit modalities test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING SPEED; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STROOP; STROOP TEST; SYMBOL DIGIT MODALITIES TEST;

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING SPEED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STROOP; SYMBOL DIGIT MODALITIES TEST;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST;

EID: 84884550270     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/act041     Document Type: Article

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