Verb generation in children with spina bifida

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-191

  Dennis, Maureen ^a,b,c   Jewell, Derryn ^a   Hetherinton, Ross ^a,c   Burton, Christine ^c   Brandt, Michael E ^d   Blaser, Susan E ^a   Fletcher, Jack M ^e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Hydrocephalus; Language; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningomyelocele; Verbal learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINA BIFIDA; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 39549123799     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708080181     Document Type: Article

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