The Symbol Digit Modalities Test is an effective cognitive screen in pediatric onset multiple sclerosis (MS)

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 341, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 79-84

  Charvet, Leigh E ^a   Beekman, Rachel ^a   Amadiume, Nneka ^a   Belman, Anita L ^a   Krupp, Lauren B ^a  

^a Stony Brook Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Information processing; Multiple sclerosis; Neuropsychological testing; Pediatric multiple sclerosis; SDMT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NEURITIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMBO DIGIT MODALITIES TEST; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROC CURVE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84901232851     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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