Early intervention for children with cerebral visual impairment: Preliminary results

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Lanners, J ^a   Piccioni, A ^a   Fea, F ^b   Goergen, Erika ^a  

^a Robert Hollman Foundation   (Italy)

^b Neuropsychiatric Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral visual impairment; Early intervention; Visual stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL REFLEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0344629309     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1999.43120106.x     Document Type: Article

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