Cognitive processing speed has minimal influence on the construct validity of Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 scores

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 335, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 169-173

  Motl, Robert W ^a   Cadavid, Diego ^b   Sandroff, Brian M ^a   Pilutti, Lara A ^a   Pula, John H ^c   Benedict, Ralph H B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BIOGEN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Gait; Measurement; Multiple sclerosis; Validity; Walking

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE PROCESSING SPEED; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL AMBULATORY PROFILE SCORE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WALKING SCALE 12 SCORE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIX MINUTE WALK; SYMBOL DIGIT MODALITY TEST; TIMED 25 FOOT WALK; WALKING SPEED;

COGNITION; GAIT; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; VALIDITY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WALKING;

EID: 84888129259     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.09.024     Document Type: Article

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