Cerebral laterality in Turner syndrome: A critical review of the literature

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-147

  Ganou, M ^a   Grouios, G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atypical brain development; Cognitive and motor asymmetries; Hemispheric specialization; Neurocognitive profile; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OVARY DISEASE; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SHORT STATURE; SPEECH; TURNER SYNDROME; VISUOSPATIAL PROCESSING; X CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 39749189050     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040701346099     Document Type: Review

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