Frequency of Cognitive Deficits in Neurofibromatosis

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-11-4

Keywords:

Cognitive Deficits, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Abstract

The frequency and severity of specific cognitive deficits in 81 children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), ages 8 to 16 years, compared to 49 unaffected sibling controls, were assessed in a study at the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Published

2005-11-01

Issue

Section

Neurocutaneous Syndromes