Psychiatric, neuropediatric, and neuropsychological symptoms in a case of hypomelanosis of Ito

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 227-233

  Von Aster, M ^a   Zachmann, M ^a   Brandeis, D ^a   Wohlrab, G ^a   Richner, M ^a   Steinhausen, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autistic disorders; Failure to thrive; Hypomelanosis of Ito; Neuropsychology; Nonverbal Learning Disability syndrome (NLD)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOMELANOSIS; INCONTINENTIA PIGMENTI; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031455526     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00539930     Document Type: Article

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