Comparing attentional skills in children with acquired and developmental central nervous system disorders

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 519-531

  Anderson, Vicki ^a,b,c   Anderson, Dianne ^b   Anderson, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; Children; CNS; Sustained attention; TBI; Variability

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33746077046     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135561770606067X     Document Type: Article

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