Executive functions in youth with spastic cerebral palsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 817-821

  Pirila, Silja ^a,b   Van Der Meere, Jaap J ^c   Rantanen, Kati ^b   Jokiluoma, Maria ^b   Eriksson, Kai ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

birth weight; cerebral palsy; executive functions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS;

EID: 79959697941     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810392584     Document Type: Article

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