The relationship of neuropsychological functioning to adaptation outcome in adolescents with spina bifida

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 793-804

  Heffelfinger, Amy K ^a   Koop, Jennifer I ^a   Fastenau, Philip S ^b   Brei, Timothy J ^c   Conant, Lisa ^a   Katzenstein, Jennifer ^b   Cashin, Susan E ^d   Sawin, Kathleen J ^d,e  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Cognition; Cognitive; Meningomyelocele; Myelomeningocele; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51349085145     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708081022     Document Type: Article

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