Spatial memory following prenatal alcohol exposure: More than a material specific memory deficit

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-128

  Kaemingk, Kris L ^a,c   Halverson, Patricia Tanner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Arizona Health Sciences Center ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREGNANCY; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0034533542     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/chin.6.2.115.7058     Document Type: Article

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