Neuropsychological profile in adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 compared to a control group

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 874-886

  Descheemaeker, M J ^a   Plasschaert, E ^b   Frijns, J P ^a,b   Legius, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Attention; Executive functioning; Memory; Neurofibromatosis type 1; NF1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULTHOOD; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING; MEMORY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1; NF1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84881663994     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01648.x     Document Type: Article

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