Behavioural problems and autism in children with hydrocephalus: a population-based study.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of behavioural problems and autism in a population-based group of children with hydrocephalus and to see whether learning disabilities, cerebral palsy (CP), epilepsy, myelomeningocele (MMC) or preterm birth increase the risk of these problems. METHOD: In the...
| Publicado en: | European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 214 - 220 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2006
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