Cognitive and behavioural characteristics in blind children with bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1421-1426

  Ek, Ulla ^a   Fernell, Elisabeth ^b   Jacobson, Lena ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism; Behaviour; Cognitive; ONH; Optic nerve hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLINDNESS; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; TEACHER;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 27144541170     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510037290     Document Type: Article

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