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Reaction time deficit in multiple sclerosis
Author(s) -
Elsass P.,
Zeeberg I.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1983.tb04835.x
Subject(s) - multiple sclerosis , medicine , neurological deficit , expanded disability status scale , surgery , immunology
50 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients were evaluated, according to an objective weighting scale measuring neurologic deficit, and investigated with continous reaction time (CRT). Compared to a group of 105 controls, the reaction times of the MS patients were significantly delayed. The CRT method could correctly classify 80% of the controls and 72% of the patients. The CRT was especially sensitive for patients in the progressive phase of the disease and independent of dyscoordination.