Italian neuropsychological instruments to assess memory, attention and frontal functions for developmental age

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 381-396

  Scarpa, Pina ^a   Piazzini, A ^c   Pesenti, G ^a   Brovedani, P ^d   Toraldo, A ^b   Turner, K ^c   Scotti, S ^a   Dal Lago, C ^c   Perelli, V ^d   Brizzolara, D ^d   Canger, R ^c   Canevini, M P ^c   Bottini, G ^a,b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Epilepsy; Frontal functions; Memory; School age children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; ITALY; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; STANDARDIZATION; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33846034856     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0717-5     Document Type: Article

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