Visuo-spatial working memory span: A sensitive measure of cognitive deficits in children with ADHD

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-161

  Westerberg, Helena ^a   Hirvikoski, Tatja ^a   Forssberg, Hans ^a   Klingberg, Torkel ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION DISORDERS; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPACE PERCEPTION; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 8844232634     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040490911014     Document Type: Article

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