Does cognitive impairment explain behavioral and social problems of children with neurofibromatosis type 1?

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 430-436

  Huijbregts, Stephan C J ^a   De Sonneville, Leo M J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Cognitive control; Information processing speed; Neurofibromatosis Type 1; Social functioning; Social information processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROFIBROMIN 1; PEER GROUP; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 79958195841     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-010-9430-5     Document Type: Article

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