Quantitative EEG in children with learning disabilities: Analysis of band power

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 2 B, 2006, Pages 376-381

  Fonseca, Lineu C ^a,c   Tedrus, Glória M A S ^a   Chiodi, Marcelo G ^b   Cerqueira, Jaciara Näf ^b   Tonelotto, Josiane M F ^a  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b CNPq PIBIC   (Brazil)

^c PUC Campinas ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognition; EEG maturation; Frequency analysis; Intelligence quotient; Quantitative EEG

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REST; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WAKEFULNESS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 33747418899     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000300005     Document Type: Article

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