Cognitive profile of children with neurofibromatosis and reading disabilities

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 417-432

  Cutting, Laurie E ^a,b,c   Levine, Terry M ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cognitive; Learning Disabilities; Neurofibromatosis; Neuropsychology; Reading Disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 77956288555     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297041003761985     Document Type: Article

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