Sustained attention and response inhibition in boys with fragile X syndrome: Measures of continuous performance

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 517-532

  Sullivan, Kelly ^a   Hatton, Deborah D ^a   Hammer, Julie ^a   Sideris, John ^a   Hooper, Stephen ^a   Ornstein, Peter A ^a   Bailey Jr , Donald B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Fragile X syndrome; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34250881024     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30504     Document Type: Article

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