Neural correlates of developmental coordination disorder: A review of hypotheses

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1273-1281

  Zwicker, Jill G ^a   Missiuna, Cheryl ^c   Boyd, Lara A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Cerebellum; Dcd; Developmental coordination disorder

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BASAL GANGLION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; LEARNING DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS;

EID: 74949096594     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809333537     Document Type: Review

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