Memory abilities in children with Williams syndrome

Cortex

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 503-514

  Vicari, Stefano ^a,b,e   Brizzolara, Daniela ^c   Carlesimo, Giovanni Augusto ^b   Pezzini, Grazia ^d   Volterra, Virginia ^d  

^a Ospedale Pediatrico   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c Istituto Neuropsichiatria Infantile   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMNESIA; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0029789458     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(96)80007-4     Document Type: Article

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