Feasibility and preliminary efficacy data from a computerized cognitive intervention in children with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2606-2613

  Harrell, Waverly ^a   Eack, Shaun ^b   Hooper, Stephen R ^c   Keshavan, Matcheri S ^d   Bonner, Melanie S ^a   Schoch, Kelly ^a   Shashi, Vandana ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

22q11DS; Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome; Cognitive remediation; DiGeorge syndrome; Schizophrenia; Velocardiofacial syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHROMOSOME DELETION 22Q11; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

22Q11DS; CHROMOSOME 22Q11.2 DELETION SYNDROME; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879306084     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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