Motor learning in children with spina bifida: Intact learning and performance on a ballistic task

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 598-608

  Dennis, Maureen ^a,b,c   Jewell, Derryn ^a   Edelstein, Kim ^a   Brandt, Michael E ^d   Hetherington, Ross ^a,c   Blaser, Susan E ^a   Fletcher, Jack M ^e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cerebellum; Hydrocephalus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningomyelocele; Motor skills

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ERROR; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD LESION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 33749050971     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617706060772     Document Type: Article

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