Intelligence and development in Aarskog syndrome

AIM To test the hypothesis that overall intelligence quotient (IQ) is decreased in patients with Aarskog syndrome. METHODS 21 boys under 17 years of age with a confirmed clinical diagnosis of Aarskog syndrome were assessed using the Griffiths mental development scales and the British ability scales....

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 1998-10, Vol.79 (4), p.359-360
Main Authors: Logie, Lindsay J, Porteous, Mary E M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aarskog syndrome
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Chromosome aberrations
Cognitive Development
Facies
genetics
Genitalia, Male - abnormalities
Hand Deformities, Congenital - psychology
Humans
Infant
Intellectual Disability - complications
Intellectual Disability - diagnosis
Intelligence
Intelligence Tests
Learning disabilities
Male
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Original
Recording equipment
Syndrome
Young Children
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Summary:AIM To test the hypothesis that overall intelligence quotient (IQ) is decreased in patients with Aarskog syndrome. METHODS 21 boys under 17 years of age with a confirmed clinical diagnosis of Aarskog syndrome were assessed using the Griffiths mental development scales and the British ability scales. RESULTS IQ ranged from 68 to 128 and followed a normal distribution. CONCLUSION This study does not support the hypothesis that Aarskog syndrome is associated with a lowering of mean IQ.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.79.4.359