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Information processing speed in multiple sclerosis: Past, present, and future by Costa, Silvana L, Genova, Helen M, DeLuca, John, Chiaravalloti, Nancy D

“…Background: Information processing speed (IPS) is a prevalent cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS). Objectives: This review aims to summarize the…”
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Effect of methylphenidate on oculomotor function in individuals with multiple sclerosis: a pilot randomized placebo-controlled trial by Rich, Timothy J, Alexander, Aubree, Dobryakova, Ekaterina, Chiaravalloti, Nancy D, DeLuca, John, Costa, Silvana L

“…Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently experience visual and oculomotor symptoms that may impact and confound neuropsychological assessments of…”
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A Pilot Study Examining Speed of Processing Training (SPT) to Improve Processing Speed in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis by Chiaravalloti, Nancy D, Goverover, Yael, Costa, Silvana L, DeLuca, John

“…Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) have significant impairments in processing speed (PS) and such impairments may underlie other cognitive deficits…”
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Speed of processing training to improve cognition in moderate to severe TBI: a randomized clinical trial by Chiaravalloti, Nancy D, Costa, Silvana L, Armknecht, Caroline, Costanza, Kristin, Wallace, Sean, Moore, Nancy B, DeLuca, John

“…Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) often results in cognitive deficits. Processing speed (PS) deficits are common, exerting a significant impact…”
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Editorial: Cognitive rehabilitation: a multidisciplinary approach by Hulst, Hanneke E., Dobryakova, Ekaterina, Costa, Silvana L., Donkers, Sarah J.

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Smell as a clinical-marker for functional limitations in multiple sclerosis: A pilot study by Goverover, Yael, Chen, Michelle H, Costa, Silvana L, Chiaravalloti, Nancy D., DeLuca, John

“…•Olfactory functions are impaired in MS.•Olfactory dysfunction is associated with worse cognitive and everyday life performance and as well as with lower…”
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Associations between smartphone keystroke dynamics and cognition in MS by Chen, Michelle H, Leow, Alex, Ross, Mindy K, DeLuca, John, Chiaravalloti, Nancy, Costa, Silvana L, Genova, Helen M, Weber, Erica, Hussain, Faraz, Demos, Alexander P

“…Objective Examine the associations between smartphone keystroke dynamics and cognitive functioning among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods Sixteen…”
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Vision Problems in Multiple Sclerosis by Costa, Silvana L., Pandey, Krupa, Hrdina, Jennifer, Rondon, Moyra, Devos, Hannes

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The efficacy of speed of processing training for improving processing speed in individuals with multiple sclerosis: a randomized clinical trial by Chiaravalloti, Nancy D., Costa, Silvana L., Moore, Nancy B., Costanza, Kristen, DeLuca, John

“…Objective The current study examines the efficacy of speed of processing training (SOPT) to improve processing speed (PS) in individuals with multiple…”
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Behavioral Interventions to Improve Sleep Outcomes in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review by Turkowitch, David, Donkers, Sarah J, Costa, Silvana L, Vaduvathiriyan, Prasanna, Williams, Joy, Siengsukon, Catherine

“…Sleep disturbances are common in individuals with multiple sclerosis. The objective of this systematic review was to determine effective behavioral…”
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Comparing learning performance on the open trial selective reminding test with the California verbal learning test II in traumatic brain injury by Costa, Silvana L., Dapor, Caterina, Weber, Erica, DeLuca, John, Chiaravalloti, Nancy D.

“…Introduction: Learning and memory deficits are prevalent following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), affecting between 54% and 84% of impacted…”
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Comparing the Open Trial - Selective Reminding Test results with the California Learning Verbal Test II in multiple sclerosis by Costa, Silvana L., DeLuca, John, Costanza, Kristen, Chiaravalloti, Nancy D.

“…We compared the California Learning Verbal Test II (CVLT II) and the Open Trial-Selective Reminding Test (OT-SRT) in assessing learning in persons with…”
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Role of Demographic and Clinical Factors in Cognitive Functioning of Persons with Relapsing-Remitting and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis by Costa, Silvana L, DeLuca, John, Sandroff, Brian M, Goverover, Yael, Chiaravalloti, Nancy D

“…Age and time post-diagnosis can significantly impact cognitive and motor functions in multiple sclerosis (MS); however, studies often fail to account for these…”
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Visual and motor confounds on the symbol digit modalities test by Chen, Michelle H., Chiaravalloti, Nancy D., Genova, Helen M., Costa, Silvana L.

“…•The oral version of the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) is not free of sensory confounds.•Visual, oculomotor, and oralmotor abilities contribute…”
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Neuro-Ophthalmic Syndromes and Processing Speed in Multiple Sclerosis by Costa, Silvana L, Gonçalves, Óscar F, Chiaravalloti, Nancy D, DeLuca, John, Almeida, Jorge

“…The impact of prior neuro-ophthalmic syndromes on the performance on vision-based neuropsychological tasks in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is unknown…”
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Texture Analysis of Recurrence Plots Based on Wavelets and PSO for Laryngeal Pathologies Detection by Souza, Taciana A, Vieira, Vinícius J D, Correia, Suzete E N, Costa, Silvana L N C, de A Costa, Washington C, Souza, Micael A

“…This paper deals with the discrimination between healthy and pathological speech signals using recurrence plots and wavelet transform with texture features…”
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Impact of Visual Discomfort Symptoms On SDMT Performance Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis by Chen, Michelle, Costanza, Kristen, Bayley, Alyssa, Chiaravalloti, Nancy, Goverover, Yael, Costa, Silvana L

“…To examine how visual discomfort symptoms affect performance on the symbol digit modalities test (SDMT), a visually mediated information processing speed task…”
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Psychometric Properties of a COVID-19 Impact Scale Among a Sample of Individuals with Disabilities by Lequerica, Anthony, Strober, Lauren, Weber, Erica, Krch, Denise, Genova, Helen, Costa, Silvana L, Lengenfelder, Jean, Goverover, Yael, Chiaravalloti, Nancy

“…To examine psychometric properties of a COVID-19 Impact Scale among individuals with disabilities. Cross-sectional analysis. Web-based survey. A sample of 418…”
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Instrumentation to stimulate gap saccades, pro-saccades, and overlap saccades by Thibodeaux, David, Muhammad, Hassan, Costa, Silvana L., Alvarez, Tara L.

“…Although a great amount of research studying oculomotor function has been conducted, a full understanding of how it relates to and is affected by neurological…”
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A method to compare processing speed and oculomotor function using a modified SDMT by Muhammad, Hassan, Thibideaux, David, Costa, Silvana L., Strober, Lauren B., Genova, Helen M., Chiaravalloti, Nancy D., Alvarez, Tara L.

“…While a body of literature relating cognition and oculomotor performance exists, a better understanding of these processes would help facilitate the…”
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