Nonverbal and verbal learning: A comparative study of children and adolescents with 22q11 deletion syndrome, non-syndromal Nonverbal Learning Disorder and memory disorder

Neurocase

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 480-490

  Lepach, A C ^a   Petermann, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

22q11.2 deletion syndrome; DiGeorge syndrome; Nonverbal learning; Velocardiofacial syndrome; Verbal learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION 22Q11; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; LEARNING TEST; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NONVERBAL LEARNING; NONVERBAL LEARNING ISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; CHROMOSOME 22; GENETICS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

22Q11 DELETION SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VERBAL LEARNING; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84858057875     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2010.536954     Document Type: Article

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