Several studies on intelligence of children suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) found impairments in linguistic functions and memory. Memory deficit mainly involves long-term memory; short-term memory impairment was also present, even if less frequently. Some studies tried to establish a correlation between the distal deletion of the dystrophin gene and low intelligence levels. The present study investigated the neuropsychological performance in a group of DMD children (26 subjects); neuropsychological tests included: Wechsler intelligence scale for children-revised; Raven’s progressive matrices test; Rey’s complex figure test; memory and digit span tests; Benton’s visual retention form D.
PARISI L, FIRRIGNO L, BISCONTI G, DI FILIPPO T, TESTA D, ROCCELLA M (2007). Memory deficit of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In Neuromuscular Disorders (pp.866-867).
Memory deficit of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
PARISI, Lucia;DI FILIPPO, Teresa;TESTA, Davide;ROCCELLA, Michele
2007-01-01
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Several studies on intelligence of children suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) found impairments in linguistic functions and memory. Memory deficit mainly involves long-term memory; short-term memory impairment was also present, even if less frequently. Some studies tried to establish a correlation between the distal deletion of the dystrophin gene and low intelligence levels. The present study investigated the neuropsychological performance in a group of DMD children (26 subjects); neuropsychological tests included: Wechsler intelligence scale for children-revised; Raven’s progressive matrices test; Rey’s complex figure test; memory and digit span tests; Benton’s visual retention form D.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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