Speech and language characteristics of children with strokes due to sickle cell disease.
The receptive and expressive language skills of 10 children with strokes due to sickle cell disease were significantly poorer than those of their matched controls. The children with strokes had greatest difficulty in following oral directions and formulating sentences.
Davis
P
P
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 72204, USA. pndavis@ualr.edu
Landers
A
A
Gentry
B
B
Montague
J
J
Dancer
J
J
Jackson
J
J
Williams
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male