Mini-mental state exam for children (MMC) in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
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Mini-mental state exam for children (MMC) in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Cognitive impairment is frequent in cerebral palsy (CP) and there is a lack of multiprofessional screening instruments. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of the Mini-Mental State Examination for Children (MMC), an adapted version of the Mini-Mental State Examination, in screening for cognitive impairments in children with CP. METHODS We assessed 397 Brazilian ch...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1980-5764
DOI: 10.1590/1980-57642016dn11-030011