A low-cost cognitive rehabilitation with a commercial video game improves sustained attention and executive functions in multiple sclerosis: A pilot study

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 453-461

  De Giglio, Laura ^a   De Luca, Francesca ^a   Prosperini, Luca ^a   Borriello, Giovanna ^a   Bianchi, Valentina ^a   Pantano, Patrizia ^a,b   Pozzilli, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; multiple sclerosis; neurorehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; ENERGY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE ASSESSMENT; PACED AUDITORY SERIAL ADDITION TEST; PILOT STUDY; PROCESSING SPEED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE 54 QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; STROOP TEST; SYMBOL DIGIT MODALITIES TEST; WELLBEING; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLICATION; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930730466     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968314554623     Document Type: Article

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