Attention skills in children with neurofibromatosis type 1

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-49

  Isenberg, Jill C ^a   Templer, Alexandra ^a   Gao, Feng ^a   Titus, Jeffrey B ^b,c   Gutmann, David H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DELL INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

attention deficit; executive function; inherited cancer syndrome; learning disabilities; neurofibromatosis; NF1

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DIVIDED ATTENTION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE INHIBITION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SUSTAINED AUDITORY ATTENTION; SUSTAINED VISUAL ATTENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84867245213     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812439435     Document Type: Article

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