title: Neuropsychological evaluation in an adolescent with cerebellar hypoplasia diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.
abstract: There is a growing body of literature describing cases of cognitive impairment associated with both acquired and developmental damage to the cerebellum. The current case study describes such a case involving a 17-year-old male with cerebellar hypoplasia, having incomplete formation of the vermis and atrophy of the interior cerebellar hemispheres. He had previously been diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome. A full neuropsychological evaluation was performed, including effort testing. This is followed by a comparison of the current results to previously reported cases, with a discussion of the heterogeneity of deficits associated with developmental cerebellum malformation.
authors.affiliation: Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Springfield, MO 65807, USA. rmoss@forest.edu
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D056344:Executive Function; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D059906:Neuroimaging; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed