Interhemispheric transfer of visual, auditory, tactile, and visuomotor information in children with hydrocephalus and partial agenesis of the corpus callosum

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 837-850

  Klaas, Patricia A ^a   Hannay, H Julia ^b   Caroselli, Jerome S ^b   Fletcher, Jack M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 0033390434     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.21.6.837.851     Document Type: Article

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