Article
Children and adolescents with neurofibromatosis 1: a behavioral phenotype.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP - 1 Aug 1996
Dilts C V, Carey J C, Kircher J C, Hoffman R O, Creel D, Ward K, Clark E, Leonard C O
Abstract excerpt
Twenty 6- to 17-year-old children with neurofibromatosis 1. (NF1) were compared to 20 age- and sex-matched siblings on a wide range of neuropsychological and behavioral dimensions. In familial cases, diagnostic status was confirmed by gene linkage with greater than 98% accuracy. Visual examinatio...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Brain
- Child
- Child Behavior Disorders
- Developmental Disabilities
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Internal-External Control
- Learning Disabilities
- Male
- Neurofibromatosis 1
