Behavioural, academic and neuropsychological profile of normally gifted Neurofibromatosis type 1 children

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-46

  Descheemaeker, Mie Jef ^a   Ghesquiere P ^a   Symons, H ^b   Fryns, J P ^a   Legius, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Centre for Remedial Teaching COB   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; Learning disabilities; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Neuropsychological functioning

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSLEXIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARENT; PERCEPTION DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHER;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, GIFTED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 13844280979     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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