Strategies and correlates of jigsaw puzzle and visuospatial performance by persons with Prader-Willi syndrome

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Verdine, Brian N ^a   Troseth, Georgene L ^a   Hodapp, Robert M ^a   Dykens, Elisabeth M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 53049086238     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/2008.113:342-355     Document Type: Article

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