Modeling of Cognitive Impairment by Disease Duration in Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Modeling of Cognitive Impairment by Disease Duration in Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study
BACKGROUND/AIMS Large-scale population studies measuring rates and dynamics of cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis (MS) are lacking. In the current cross-sectional study we evaluated the patterns of cognitive impairment in MS patients with disease duration of up to 30 years. METHODS 1,500 patients with MS were assessed by a computerized cognitive battery measuring verbal and non-verbal me...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071058