Cognitive reserve as a useful concept for early intervention research in multiple sclerosis

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue Aug, 2015, Pages

  Sumowski, James F ^a,b  

^a KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive reserve; Memory; Multiple sclerosis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE RESERVE; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 84940856370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00176     Document Type: Article

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