Relationship between T2-weighted hyperintensities (unidentified bright objects) and lower IQs in children with neurofibromatosis-1

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 98-102

  Denckla, M B ^a   Hofman, K ^b   Mazzocco, M M M ^a   Melhem, E ^b   Reiss, A L ^a   Bryan, R N ^b   Harris, E L ^c   Lee, J ^a   Cox, C S ^a   Schuerholz, L J ^a  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligence; MRI; NF 1; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029930065     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960216)67:1<98::AID-AJMG17>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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