Processing speed and executive abilities in children with phenylketonuria

Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 735-743

  Janos, Alicia L ^a   Grange, Dorothy K ^b   Steiner, Robert D ^c   White, Desirée A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive; Phenylketonuria; Processing speed; RT; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROL GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENYLALANINE HYDROXYLASE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84874433018     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029419     Document Type: Article

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