Anxiety state affects information processing speed in patients with multiple sclerosis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 559-563

  Goretti, Benedetta ^a   Viterbo, R G ^b   Portaccio, E ^a   Niccolai, C ^a   Hakiki, B ^a   Piscolla, E ^a   Iaffaldano, P ^b   Trojano, M ^b   Amato, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive impairment; Multiple sclerosis; Processing speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELAPSE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84897035065     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-013-1544-0     Document Type: Article

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