Abstract
There are few reports of cognitive rehabilitation, possibly because of the enigmatic nature of cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis (MS) and also the lack of consensus relating to assessment, intervention and experimental design. These aspects are discussed in relation to clinical practice and two recent studies.
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Vi sono poche segnalazioni relative alla riabilitazione cognitiva, probabilmente a causa della natura enigmatica della disfunzione cognitiva nella sclerosi multipla (SM) e anche per f assenza di consenso sulla valutazione, l'intervento e to studio sperimentale. Questi aspetti sono discussi in relazione alla pratica clinica e a due recenti studi.
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Langdon, D.W. Cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis. Ital J Neuro Sci 19 (Suppl 6), S439–S442 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00539602
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