Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL): An identical twin case study illustration of white matter dysfunction and nonverbal learning disability (NLD)

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 274-285

  Woods, S P ^a   Weinborn, M ^a   Ball, J D ^a   Tiller Nevin, S ^a   Pickett, T C ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEUKOMALACIA; MALE; MENTAL TEST; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEARNING DISORDERS; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0034781992     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/chin.6.4.274.3138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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