title: The cognitive phenotype of spina bifida meningomyelocele.
abstract: A cognitive phenotype is a product of both assets and deficits that specifies what individuals with spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBM) can and cannot do and why they can or cannot do it. In this article, we review the cognitive phenotype of SBM and describe the processing assets and deficits that cut within and across content domains, sensory modality, and material, including studies from our laboratory and other investigations. We discuss some implications of the SBM cognitive phenotype for assessment, rehabilitation, and research.
authors.affiliation: Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada. maureen.dennis@sickkids.ca
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Marcia A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003463:Cues; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008433:Mathematics; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010641:Phenotype; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013028:Space Perception; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors