Hemiparesis is a clinical correlate of general adaptive dysfunction in children and adolescents with Sturge-Weber syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 701-708

  Reesman, Jennifer ^a,b   Gray, Robert ^c   Suskauer, Stacy J ^a,d   Ferenc, Lisa M ^a   Kossoff, Eric H ^d   Lin, Doris D M ^d   Turin, Elizabeth ^a,d   Comi, Anne M ^a,d   Brice, Patrick J ^b   Zabel, T Andrew ^a,d  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Advanced Neurobehavioral Health of Southern California   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Adaptive functioning; Hemiparesis; Neuropsychology; Sturge Weber syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN CORTEX; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66849083890     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808329529     Document Type: Article

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