Neurobehavioral profiles of children with neurofibromatosis 1 referred for learning disabilities are sex-specific

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-132

  Chapman, Catherine A ^a   Waber, Deborah P ^a,b   Bassett, Nancy ^a   Urion, David K ^a   Korf, Bruce R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic disease; Neurofibromatosis 1; Neurological abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH;

EID: 0030007881     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960409)67:2<127::AID-AJMG1>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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