Neurological status of language-impaired and normal children

Ann Neurol. 1981 Aug;10(2):159-63. doi: 10.1002/ana.410100206.

Abstract

The performance on a neurological test battery of 33 language-impaired children who had no gross neurological findings and 37 normal children controlled for age, performance IQ, and socioeconomic status was compared. The language-impaired group was distinguished by less efficient performance in a number of areas, particularly in tasks involving involving rate of movement, perception of dichhaptic stimuli, and left-right identification. Discriminant function analysis identified six variables that correctly classified 87% of the population into their respective normal and language-impaired groups.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Intelligence
  • Language Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Language Disorders / physiopathology
  • Language Disorders / psychology
  • Language Tests
  • Male
  • Motor Activity / physiology
  • Task Performance and Analysis