Cognitive outcome in children with rhombencephalosynapsis

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-33

  Poretti, Andrea ^a   Alber, Fabienne Dietrich ^a   Bürki, Sarah ^a   Toelle, Sandra P ^a   Boltshauser, Eugen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Behavioural problems; Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome; Cerebellum; Cognitive functions; Rhombencephalosynapsis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RHOMBENCEPHALOSYNAPSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STEREOTYPY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS;

EID: 57449115433     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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