Neuropsychological symptoms of juvenile-onset batten disease: Experiences from 2 studies

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 621-627

  Adams, Heather R ^a,b   Kwon, Jennifer ^a   Marshall, Frederick J ^a   de Blieck, Elisabeth A ^a   Pearce, David A ^a   Mink, Jonathan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Batten disease; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JUVENILE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEURONAL CEROID-LIPOFUSCINOSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34250748541     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807302603     Document Type: Article

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