Relation of neural structure to persistently low academic achievement: A longitudinal study of children with differing birth weights

Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 364-377

  Clark, Caron A C ^a   Fang, Hua ^b   Andrews Espy, Kimberly ^a,c   Filipek, Pauline A ^d   Juranek, Jenifer ^d   Bangert, Barbara ^e,f   Hack, Maureen ^e,f   Gerry Taylor, H ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Development; Mri; Preterm; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; CALCULATION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84880986818     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032273     Document Type: Article

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