Neuropsychological assessment in prepubertal patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Preliminary study

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Somajni, F ^a   Sovera, V ^a   Albizzati, A ^a   Russo, G ^a   Peroni, P ^a   Seragni, G ^a   Lenti, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperplasia; Neuropsychology; Puberty

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREPUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MASS SCREENING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBESITY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956324597     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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