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.
New York University Medical Center, New York.
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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