Developmental lag of visuospatial attention in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 55-61

  Piccini, Giorgia ^a   Gazzellini, Simone ^a   D'Amico, Adele ^a   Pane, Marika ^b   Castelli, Enrico ^a   Vicari, Stefano ^a   Alfieri, Paolo ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic and voluntary visuospatial attention; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; ORIENTING RESPONSE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUOSPATIAL ATTENTION;

EID: 84908517943     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.09.021     Document Type: Article

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