Chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome (CATCH 22): neuropsychiatric and neuropsychological aspects

Twenty children and young adults (age range 5 to 33 years, 12 females and eight males) with genetically confirmed 22q11 deletion syndrome (CATCH 22: Cardiac anomaly, Anomalous face, Thymus hypoplasia/aplasia, Cleft palate, and Hypocalcaemia), recruited from a large ongoing study, were given comprehe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Developmental medicine and child neurology 2002-01, Vol.44 (1), p.44-50
Hauptverfasser: Niklasson, Lena, Rasmussen, Peder, Óskarsdóttir, Sólveig, Gillberg, Christopher
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Zusammenfassung:Twenty children and young adults (age range 5 to 33 years, 12 females and eight males) with genetically confirmed 22q11 deletion syndrome (CATCH 22: Cardiac anomaly, Anomalous face, Thymus hypoplasia/aplasia, Cleft palate, and Hypocalcaemia), recruited from a large ongoing study, were given comprehensive assessments with a view to determining the pattern of neuropsychiatric and neuropsychological deficits thought to be part of the syndrome in many cases. IQ ranged between 46 and 100 with a mean score of 70. Half the group had an IQ
ISSN:0012-1622
1469-8749
DOI:10.1017/S0012162201001645