The neuropsychological profile of early and continuously treated phenylketonuria: Orienting, vigilance, and maintenance versus manipulation-functions of working memory

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 697-712

  Huijbregts, S C J ^a   De Sonneville, L M J ^b   Van Spronsen, F J ^c   Licht, R ^a   Sergeant, J A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Noradrenaline; Phenylalanine; Phenylketonuria; Prefrontal cortex; Selective attention; Sustained attention; Tyrosine; Vigilance; Working memory

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ALERTNESS; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; ORIENTATION; PHENYLKETONURIA; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORIENTATION; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TYROSINE;

EID: 0036817253     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(02)00040-4     Document Type: Review

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