MR imaging and cognitive correlates of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients with cerebellar symptoms

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1358-1366

  Cerasa, Antonio ^a   Valentino, Paola ^b   Chiriaco, Carmelina ^b   Pirritano, Domenico ^b   Nisticò, Rita ^a   Gioia, Cecilia M ^a   Trotta, Maria ^b   Del Giudice, Francesco ^b   Tallarico, Tiziana ^b   Rocca, Federico ^a   Augimeri, Antonio ^a   Bilotti, Giacinta ^b   Quattrone, Aldo ^a,b  

^a Neuroimaging Research Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Associative cortex; Cerebellar symptoms; Executive functions; Multiple sclerosis; Thalamus; VBM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DISABILITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84891414549     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6805-y     Document Type: Article

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