Cognitive Impairment in Schwartz–Jampel Syndrome: A Case Study

Schwartz–Jampel syndrome (SJS) is a rare, hereditary neuromuscular disorder. The prevalence of mental retardation has been estimated at 25%, however, no etiologic cause has been described. Neuropsychologic and speech language evaluations of an 8-year-old boy with SJS showed a developmental language...

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Published in:Brain and language 1997-02, Vol.56 (2), p.301-305
Main Authors: Paradis, C.M., Gironda, F., Bennett, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology
Osteochondrodysplasias
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Wechsler Scales
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Summary:Schwartz–Jampel syndrome (SJS) is a rare, hereditary neuromuscular disorder. The prevalence of mental retardation has been estimated at 25%, however, no etiologic cause has been described. Neuropsychologic and speech language evaluations of an 8-year-old boy with SJS showed a developmental language disorder and attention deficit disorder. He performed in the impaired range on linguistic/sequential information processing tests while performing in the average range in visuoperceptual and nonverbal tests of intelligence and memory. These results suggest further investigation of the cognitive and language functioning of patients with SJS.
ISSN:0093-934X
1090-2155
DOI:10.1006/brln.1997.1827