Computer-aided cognitive rehabilitation improves cognitive performances and induces brain functional connectivity changes in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients: An exploratory study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 91-100

  Bonavita, S ^a   Sacco, R ^a   Della Corte, M ^a   Esposito, S ^a   Sparaco, M ^a   d'ambrosio A ^a   Docimo, R ^a   Bisecco, A ^a   Lavorgna, L ^a   Corbo, D ^a   Cirillo, S ^a   Gallo, A ^a   Esposito, F ^a,b   Tedeschi, G ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Cognitive rehabilitation; Multiple sclerosis; Resting state magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARIETAL CORTEX; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NERVE NET; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926642892     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7528-z     Document Type: Article

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