Advances in learning disabilities.
This review reports recent findings about diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, genetics, neuropsychological underpinnings, neuroanatomy, etiology, outcome, and treatment for the following: pervasive developmental disorder, the developmental language disorders, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. In addition, recent findings about neurological correlates, medical causes, and gender effects of learning disabilities are discussed.
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New York University Medical Center, New York.
D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000502:physiology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests