The developmental cognitive trajectory of the 22Q11.2 deletion
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Jacobson, Clare Elizabeth Harvey 2012. The developmental cognitive trajectory of the 22Q11.2 deletion. Prof Doc Thesis University of East London School of Psychology https://doi.org/10.15123/PUB.1849
Authors | Jacobson, Clare Elizabeth Harvey |
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Type | Prof Doc Thesis |
Abstract | Background: The 22q11.2 deletion (22qDS) is a microdeletion syndrome which commonly leads to an uneven profile of Learning difficulties (LD), with superior verbal compared to nonverbal intellectual and memory functions in children and adolescents. However, in adult samples these differences reduce. There are two accounts of the reduction in the verbal-nonverbal discrepancy with age. The dominant hypothesis is that normative measures of verbal intelligence decline and so approximate nonverbal intelligence. The other is that normative nonverbal intelligence increases while verbal intelligence remains stable. Few studies have investigated this longitudinally and none with a UK sample. |
Keywords | microdeletion syndrome; cognitive development |
Year | 2012 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.15123/PUB.1849 |
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May 2012 | |
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Deposited | 21 Mar 2013 |
Publisher's version | License CC BY-ND |
https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/85z16
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