Results from several studies suggest that the process of language acquisition may be altered in patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In this study, a group of 8 male participants with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (M age = 16 yr., SD = 4.7) underwent an extensive neuropsychological and language assessment. They also performed a discourse production task. Results showed mild mental retardation associated with a specific deficit in Verbal rather than Performance IQ. At the linguistic assessment, 7 of 8 participants showed moderate to severe difficulties on oral language processing with particularly impaired morphosyntactic competence.
Language disturbances in a group of participants suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot study / F. Fabbro, A. Marini, G. Felisari, G.P. Comi, M.G. D'Angelo, A.C. Turconi, N. Bresolin. - In: PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS. - ISSN 0031-5125. - 104:2(2007), pp. 663-676. [10.2466/PMS.104.2.663-676]
Language disturbances in a group of participants suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot study
G.P. Comi;N. BresolinUltimo
2007
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Results from several studies suggest that the process of language acquisition may be altered in patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In this study, a group of 8 male participants with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (M age = 16 yr., SD = 4.7) underwent an extensive neuropsychological and language assessment. They also performed a discourse production task. Results showed mild mental retardation associated with a specific deficit in Verbal rather than Performance IQ. At the linguistic assessment, 7 of 8 participants showed moderate to severe difficulties on oral language processing with particularly impaired morphosyntactic competence.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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