Attention Deficit Predicts Intellectual Functioning in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

• Main Authors: Magdalena Heimgärtner (Author), Sofia Granström (Author), Karin Haas-Lude (Author), Robert A. Leark (Author), Victor-Felix Mautner (Author), Karen Lidzba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most frequent neurocognitive impairments in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and a well-known risk factor for intellectual dysfunction in general. Since NF1 is per se associated with intellectual difficulties, this comorbidity may be...