Reliability and equivalence of alternate forms for the Symbol Digit Modalities Test: implications for multiple sclerosis clinical trials

Background: Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), but is seldom assessed in clinical trials investigating the effects of disease-modifying therapies. The Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) is a particularly promising tool due to its sensitivity and robust correlation with brain...

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Published in:	Multiple sclerosis Vol. 18; no. 9; pp. 1320 - 1325
Main Authors:	Benedict, Ralph HB, Smerbeck, Audrey, Parikh, Rajavi, Rodgers, Jonathan, Cadavid, Diego, Erlanger, David
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2012 Sage Publications Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Adult Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Cognition Cognition Disorders - diagnosis Cognition Disorders - etiology Cognition Disorders - psychology Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Female Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Multiple Sclerosis - complications Multiple Sclerosis - diagnosis Multiple Sclerosis - psychology Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis Neurology Neuropsychological Tests New York Predictive Value of Tests Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results Research Design New York Multiple sclerosis symptomatic treatment cognition outcome measurement Nervous system diseases Prognosis Cognition Inflammatory disease Treatment Equivalence Central nervous system disease Clinical trial Degenerative disease Reliability
ISSN:	1352-4585, 1477-0970, 1477-0970
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