EVOLUTION OF ADAPTIVE AND MOTOR BEHAVIOR DURING REHABILITATION FROM KWASHIORKOR

As contrasted with older patients, infants under six months old recovering from kwashiorkor did not improve their mental age calculated from their psychological test behavior. If adaptive behavior is an analogue to later intelligence, a possible loss of intellectual capacity must be seriously consid...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1965-04, Vol.35 (3), p.449-464
Main Authors: CRAVIOTO, JOAQUIN, ROBLES, BEATRIZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adaptive Behavior
Growth
Human
Humans
Infant
Intellectual Disability
Intelligence
Kwashiorkor
Mental Age
Mental Disorders
Motor Skills
Old Medline
Protein Deficiency Disorders
Psychological Tests
Rehabilitation
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Summary:As contrasted with older patients, infants under six months old recovering from kwashiorkor did not improve their mental age calculated from their psychological test behavior. If adaptive behavior is an analogue to later intelligence, a possible loss of intellectual capacity must be seriously considered.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1965.tb00405.x