Single photon emission computerized tomography in children with developmental language disorder - A preliminary report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 373-378

  Lee, Bi Fang ^a   Yang, Pinchen ^b   Jong, Yuh Jyh ^b   Hsu, Hsiu Yi ^b   Chen, Cheng Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Developmental language disorder; SPECT

Indexed keywords

OXIME DERIVATIVE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0036704434     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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