Mullen scales of early learning: The utility in assessing children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy

Applied Neuropsychology: Child

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-42

  Burns, Thomas G ^a   King, Tricia Z ^b   Spencer, Katherine S ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Cerebral palsy; Epilepsy; MSEL; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84883305484     PISSN: 21622965     EISSN: 21622973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2012.682852     Document Type: Article

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