Neuropsychological rehabilitation does not improve cognitive performance but reduces perceived cognitive deficits in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomised, controlled, multi-centre trial

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-107

  Mäntynen, Anu ^a   Rosti Otajärvi, Eija ^b   Koivisto, Keijo ^a   Lilja, Arja ^c   Huhtala, Heini ^d   Hämäläinen, Päivi ^c  

^a SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Maskun Neurologinen Kuntoutuskeskus   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

attention; effects; MS; Multiple sclerosis; neuropsychological rehabilitation; perceived cognitive deficits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; WORKING MEMORY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER BASED ATTENTION RETRAINING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT; STRATEGY LEARNING; THERAPY EFFECT; WORKING MEMORY RETRAINING;

ATTENTION; EFFECTS; MS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION; PERCEIVED COGNITIVE DEFICITS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890843407     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513494487     Document Type: Article

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