title: Cerebral organization for language in Down's syndrome patients.
abstract: Language lateralization was assessed with a dual task procedure in 10 male right-handed patients with Down's Syndrome and relatively preserved linguistic skills. Their performance was compared with that of two control groups, with and without mental retardation, matched with Down's Syndrome individuals for sex, handedness and I.Q. Results did not support the hypothesis that mental retardation is related to specific pattern of cerebral lateralization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piccirilli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mazzi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sciarma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Testa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology