Utilization of the auditory consonant trigram test to screen for cognitive impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis: Comparison with the paced auditory serial addition test

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 686-689

  Ozakbas, Serkan ^a   Ormeci, B ^a   Kivircik Akdede, B B ^a   Alptekin, K ^a   Idiman, E ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Auditory consonant trigrams; Cognitive impairment; Multiple sclerosis; Paced auditory serial addition test; Screening test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL TASK; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 9744219632     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458504ms1111oa     Document Type: Article

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