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Child clinical/pediatric neuropsychology: Some recent advances by ROURKE, B. P, AHMAD, S. A, COLLINS, D. W, HAYMAN-ABELLO, B. A, HAYMAN-ABELLO, S. E, WARRINER, E. M

“…The neuropsychological assets and deficits of several types of pediatric neurological disease, disorder, and dysfunction are described. These are examined from…”
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Validity and neuropsychological characterization of Asperger syndrome: convergence with nonverbal learning disabilities syndrome by Klin, A, Volkmar, F R, Sparrow, S S, Cicchetti, D V, Rourke, B P

“…The authors investigated the validity of Asperger Syndrome (AS) by comparing the neuropsychological profiles in this condition and Higher-Functioning Autism…”
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Arithmetic Disabilities, Specific and Otherwise: A Neuropsychological Perspective by Rourke, Byron P

“…Four studies involving 45 subjects found that children (ages 9-14) with nonverbal learning disabilities syndrome exhibited specific patterns of impairment in…”
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Principal Identifying Features of the Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities in Children by Harnadek, Michael C. S, Rourke, Byron P

“…The identifying features of nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) were evaluated with 29 NLD children, 27 children with reading and spelling disabilities, and…”
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The Validity of Discrepancy-Based Definitions of Reading Disabilities by Fletcher, Jack M

“…This study, involving 1,069 children (ages 9-14) referred for evaluation of learning disability, used 3 definitions of reading disability to provide criteria…”
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Neuropsychological Subgroups of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: An Examination of the First 10 Years of CERAD Data by Fisher, Nancy J., Rourke, Byron P., Bieliauskas, Linas A.

“…Neuropsychological CERAD data from 960 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 465 controls were subjected to separate yet identical classification procedures…”
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A childhood learning disability that predisposes those afflicted to adolescent and adult depression and suicide risk by Rourke, B P, Young, G C, Leenaars, A A

“…A particular subtype of learning disability (nonverbal learning disability) is described. This subtype of individuals with learning disability is seen to be at…”
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Psychosocial Dimensions of Learning Disabilities: External Validation and Relationship with Age and Academic Functioning by Tsatsanis, Katherine D, Fuerst, Darren R, Rourke, Byron P

“…A study involving 152 children (ages 7-13) with learning disabilities assessed the relationships between age and psychosocial functioning, and the…”
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Human neuropsychology in the 1990s by ROURKE, B. P

“…Predictions regarding research and service delivery in human neuropsychology during the 1990s are presented. Issues addressed include considerations regarding…”
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Psychometric intelligence after infantile hydrocephalus : a critical review and reinterpretation by DONDERS, J, CANADY, A. I, ROURKE, B. P

“…Methodological issues in research concerning intellectual sequelae of infantile hydrocephalus are reviewed, and a multivariate statistical approach to this…”
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Comparisons of cutoff and regression-based definitions of reading disabilities by Fletcher, J M, Espy, K A, Francis, D J, Davidson, K C, Rourke, B P, Shaywitz, S E

“…This study addressed the issue of specificity in reading disability by comparing two approaches to defining and selecting children with reading disabilities…”
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Establishing the reliability and validity of neuropsychological disorders with low base rates: some recommended guidelines by Cicchetti, D V, Sparrow, S S, Volkmar, F, Cohen, D, Rourke, B P

“…The issues of low prevalence in the context of the diagnosis of neuropsychological disorders in the larger community is discussed. Guidelines are proposed for…”
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Neuropsychological functioning of hydrocephalic children by Donders, J, Rourke, B P, Canady, A I

“…A group of 30 five- to eight-year-old hydrocephalic children was administered a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests. As a group, they displayed a…”
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Assessing the reliability of clinical scales when the data have both nominal and ordinal features: proposed guidelines for neuropsychological assessments by Cicchetti, D V, Volkmar, F, Sparrow, S S, Cohen, D, Fermanian, J, Rourke, B P

“…The purpose of this article is to present, for the first time, a comprehensive methodology for assessing the reliability of a clinical scale that is frequently…”
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Disabilities of Arithmetic and Mathematical Reasoning: Perspectives from Neurology and Neuropsychology by Rourke, Byron P, Conway, James A

“…Reviews current research on brain-behavior relationships in disabilities of arithmetic and mathematical reasoning from both a neurological and a…”
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Psychosocial Functioning of Learning-Disabled Children: Relations Between WISC Verbal IQ-Performance IQ Discrepancies and Personality Subtypes by Fuerst, Darren R, Fisk, John L, Rourke, Byron P

“…A total of 132 children with learning disabilities (LD) between the ages of 6 and 12 years were divided equally into 3 groups on the basis of the difference…”
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Classification Rules for Basic Phonological Processing Disabilities and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: Formulation and External Validity by Pelletier, Petrina M., Ahmad, Saadia A., Rourke, Byron P.

“…Rules for the classification of two subtypes of learning disabilities (LD), namely, Basic Phonological Processing Disabilities (BPPD) and Nonverbal Learning…”
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Psychosocial Functioning of Learning-Disabled Children: Replicability of Statistically Derived Subtypes by Fuerst, Darren R, Fisk, John L, Rourke, Byron P

“…The PIC scores of 132 learning-disabled children between the ages of 6 and 12 years were investigated using Q-factor analysis, four hierarchical-agglomerative…”
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Recovery of memory after severe closed head injury: dissociations in recovery of memory parameters and predictors of outcome by Paniak, C E, Shore, D L, Rourke, B P

“…This study examined selective reminding and recognition memory performance of 21 severe closed-head injured patients tested within 6 months of regaining…”
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Music and Language Skills of Children with Williams Syndrome by Don, Audrey J., Schellenberg, Glenn E., Rourke, Byron P.

“…We examined music and language abilities in a group of children with Williams syndrome (WS, n = 19) and a comparison group of normal children (n = 19)…”
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