The Neuropsychology of Down Syndrome: Evidence for Hippocampal Dysfunction

Child Development

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-93

  Pennington, Bruce F ^a   Moon, Jennifer ^a   Edgin, Jamie ^a   Stedron, Jennifer ^a   Nadel, Lynn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0038687498     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00522     Document Type: Article

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