Movement disorders and cognitive deficits in mental retardation
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Metabolic disorders and mental retardation.
The metabolic and anatomical substrate of most forms of mental retardation is not known. Because the basis of normal brain function is not sufficiently understood, the basis of abnormal function is understood poorly. Even in disorders where the fundamental biochemical defect is known, such as phenylketonuria (PKU) and other enzyme defects, the exact basis for brain dysfunction is uncertain. The...
متن کاملCognitive controls and mental retardation.
A color-digit interference task and two sorting tasks were devised as variants of the Stroop Color-Word Test and Gardner's Sorting Tasks, respectively. These tasks proved applicable to a mentally retarded sample and provided reliable measures of two cognitive control dimensions (constricted-flexible control and equivalence range). As predicted, the main test scores were significantly more varia...
متن کاملHyperphosphatasia, Neurologic Deficits and Mental Retardation in Four Siblings
During a systematic screening of the mentally retarded children it was noted that one case had elevated serum alkaline phosphatase. There were no other biochemical abnormalities. The clinical examination showed neurologic deficits but not hepatic or bone anomaly to account for raised alkaline phosphatase level. An examination was then made of other sibs as well as parents and the findings are b...
متن کاملCognitive deficits in developmental disorders.
The existence of specific developmental disorders such as dyslexia and autism raises interesting issues about the structure of the normally developing mind. In these disorders distinct cognitive deficits can explain a range of behavioural impairments and have the potential to be linked to specific brain abnormalities. One possibility is that there are specific mechanisms dedicated to particular...
متن کاملBeta blockers in mental retardation and developmental disorders.
ABSTRACT beta-Adrenergic blockers appear to be effective in the management of verbal aggression, physical aggression, or self-injurious behavior associated with mental retardation and other developmental disorders. However, methodological limitations of the available studies make it difficult to judge the value of these treatments. Optimal doses for treating patients with mental retardation or ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0887-6177
DOI: 10.1016/0887-6177(95)92877-8