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Influence of Catechol-O-methyltransferase on Executive Functioning Longitudinally After Early Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Findings.
The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation - 1 Jan 2000
Kurowski Brad G, Backeljauw Barynia, Zang Huaiyu, Zhang Nanhua, Martin Lisa J, Pilipenko Valentina, Yeates Keith, Taylor H Gerry, Wade Shari
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the association of a functional catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype (rs4680) with recovery of executive functions up to 18 months after early childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with an orthopedic injury (OI) group. SETTING: Outpatient. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 134 children with a moderate to severe TBI (n = 63) or OI (n = 71) between the ages of 3 and 6 years who were...
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