Neurocognitive profile in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-224

  Kodituwakku, Piyadasa W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental trajectories; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Neurocognitive profile; Prenatal alcohol exposure

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 70149094108     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.73     Document Type: Review

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