Does early age at brain insult predict worse outcome? Neuropsychological implications

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 716-727

  Anderson, Vicki ^a,b,c   Jacobs, Rani ^a   Spencer Smith, Megan ^a,b   Coleman, Lee ^a,b,c   Anderson, Peter ^a,c   Williams, Jackie ^a,c   Greenham, Mardee ^a   Leventer, Rick ^b  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain injury; executive function; language; memory; outcome; plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 77955031791     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp100     Document Type: Article

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