Schizophrenic-like neurocognitive deficits in children and adolescents with 22q11 deletion syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-36

  Lewandowski, Kathryn Eve ^a   Shashi, Vandana ^b   Berry, Peggy M ^b   Kwapil, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

22q11; 22q11 deletion syndrome; Cognitive; Neurocognitive; Schizophrenia; Schizotypy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA, CHILDHOOD; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33846340841     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30379     Document Type: Article

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