Epidemiological characteristics of cognitive impairment of multiple sclerosis patients in a Latin American country

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1094-1098

  Cáceres, Fernando ^a   Vanotti, Sandra ^a   Rao, Stephen ^b   Crespo, E ^c   Arguello, G ^c   Zapata, M ^c   Torres, P ^c   Brizuela, J ^c   Sonia, C ^c   Ballario, C ^c   Segura, D ^c   Sinay, V ^c   Pelli Noble, R F ^c   Caceres M ^c   Rodriguez L ^c   Zuin, D ^c   Fernandez J ^c   Correale, J ^c   Manes, F ^c   Lopez A M ^c   Geremia C ^c   Nofal, P ^c   Paez M F ^c   Munoz D ^c   Secchi, J ^c   Saredo, G ^c   Lovell, V ^c   Amores, M ^c   Colombo, O ^c   Piedrabuena, R ^c   Giobellina, R ^c   Fernandez Liguori N ^c   Garcea, O ^c   Antonelli, M ^c   Ayuso, L ^c   Barcellone, M ^c   Brizuela, P ^c   Cagnolo, N ^c   Castagna, M ^c   Cuevas, A ^c   Gagliardi, M ^c   Levy, M ^c   Martini, M ^c   Milanesio, J ^c   Ortiz, C ^c   Pajon G ^c   Pelufo, M ^c   Ramirez M ^c   Rivadeneira, M ^c   Scioscia, A ^c   Scioscia, M ^c   Secchi, F ^c   Strumia, M ^c   Taussik, I ^c   Tumminello, G ^c   Ussher, C ^c   more..

^a INEBA   (Argentina)

^b Neurological Institute   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brief Repeatable Battery; Cognitive impairment; Epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898686561     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.603690     Document Type: Article

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