Positive effects of short course androgen therapy on the neurodevelopmental outcome in boys with 47,XXY syndrome at 36 and 72 months of age

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 501-508

  Samango Sprouse, Carole A ^a,b,c   Sadeghin, Teresa ^b   Mitchell, Francine L ^b   Dixon, Teresa ^b   Stapleton, Emily ^c   Kingery, Madison ^c   Gropman, Andrea L ^a,d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Center for Young Children   (United States)

^c Focus Foundation   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

47,XXY; Androgens; Chromosomal variations; Klinefelter syndrome (KS); Sex chromosome disorders

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KARYOTYPE 47,XXX; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANDROGENS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874205380     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35769     Document Type: Article

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