Executive dysfunction in children with neurofibromatosis type 1: A study of action planning

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1056-1063

  Roy, Arnaud ^a,b   Roulin, Jean Luc ^c   Charbonnier, Valerie ^a,b   Allain, Philippe ^a,d   Fasotti, Luciano ^e   Barbarot, Sebastien ^b   Stalder, Jean Francois ^b   Terrien, Anne ^a,d   Le Gall, Didier ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^d ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ADHD; Dysexecutive syndrome; Executive function; Learning disabilities; Neurodevelopmental disease; Visuospatial processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451474063     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135561771000086X     Document Type: Article

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