Evaluation of narrative abilities in patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Brain and Language

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Marini, A ^a,b   Lorusso, M L ^b   D'Angelo, M G ^b   Civati, F ^b   Turconi, A C ^b   Fabbro, F ^a,b   Bresolin, N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Discourse analysis; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Dystrophin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARRATIVE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34249701745     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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