Language disturbances in a group of participants suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A pilot study

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 663-676

  Fabbro, F ^a,c   Marini, A ^b   Felisari, G ^c   Comi, G P ^d   D'Angelo, M G ^c   Turconi, A C ^c   Bresolin, N ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOMIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONETICS; PILOT STUDY; SEMANTICS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOMIA; APHASIA, BROCA; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; WRITING;

EID: 34249850558     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.104.2.663-676     Document Type: Article

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