Neuropsychological findings in congenital and acquired childhood hydrocephalus

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 169-178

  Mataró, Maria ^a   Junqué, Carme ^a   Poca, Maria Antonia ^b   Sahuquillo, Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Childhood; Hydrocephalus; Infant; Neuropsychological

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHILD; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035749992     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012904907249     Document Type: Article

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