EEG reactivity correlates with neuropsychological test scores in Down's syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 242-246

  Partanen, J ^a   Soininen, H ^a   Kononen M ^a   Kilpelainen R ^a   Helkala, E L ^a   Riekkinen Sr , P ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Electroencephalography; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOWN SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYELID CLOSURE; EYELID RETRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCIPITAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0029804165     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb07059.x     Document Type: Article

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