Do children with myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus display nonverbal learning disabilities? An empirical approach to classification

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 653-662

  Yeates, Keith Owen ^a,b   Loss, Nancy ^a,b   Colvin, Andrew N ^a,b   Enrile, Benedicta G ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Myelomeningocele; Nonverbal learning disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEARNING DISORDER; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; TASK PERFORMANCE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0037701443     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617703940057     Document Type: Article

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