Brain morphology in children with specific language impairment

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1272-1284

  Gauger, Laurie M ^a,b   Lombardino, Linda J ^a   Leonard, Christiana M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain morphology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pars triangularis; Planum temporale; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; READING; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0031456734     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4006.1272     Document Type: Article

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