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Cognitive and psychosocial phenotype of young children with neurofibromatosis-1.
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS - 1 Jan 2014
Klein-Tasman Bonita P, Janke Kelly M, Luo Wen, Casnar Christy L, Hunter Scott J, Tonsgard James, Trapane Pamela, van der Fluit Faye, Kais Lorri A
Abstract excerpt
Children with neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1), a neurodevelopmental disorder resulting from a mutation of the NF1 gene (17q11.2), often have difficulties with learning and attention, but there is little research in the early childhood years. In this study, the cognitive and psychosocial functioning of 40 young children with NF1 (ages 3 through 6) was examined and compared both to normative data and to a contrast group...
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