Working memory and information processing speed in children with myelomeningocele and shunted hydrocephalus: Analysis of the Children's Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-313

  Boyer, Katrina M ^a,b   Yeates, Keith Owen ^c,d,e   Enrile, Benedicta G ^c,e  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephaly; Neural tube defects; PASAT; Pediatric; Response speed; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 33745677777     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617706060425     Document Type: Article

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