Rett syndrome: An eye-tracking study of attention and recognition memory

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 364-371

  Rose, Susan A ^a   Djukic, Aleksandra ^a   Jankowski, Jeffery J ^a,b   Feldman, Judith F ^a   Fishman, Iris ^a   Valicenti Mcdermott, Maria ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GAZE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETT SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875015431     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12085     Document Type: Article

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