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Late emergence of cognitive deficits after unilateral neonatal strokeRobyn Westmacott
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Stroke 40:2012-9. 2009..Neonatal arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) affects a surprisingly large number of children each year, yet little is known about the long-term neuropsychological implications...
Cognitive outcome following unilateral arterial ischaemic stroke in childhood: effects of age at stroke and lesion locationRobyn Westmacott
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Dev Med Child Neurol 52:386-93. 2010..Our aim was to investigate the relationship among age at injury, lesion location and intellectual outcome...
Intellectual ability and executive function in pediatric moyamoya vasculopathyTricia S Williams
Department of Psychology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Dev Med Child Neurol 54:30-7. 2012....
Childhood-onset CADASIL: clinical, imaging, and neurocognitive featuresJessica Hartley
Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Child Neurol 25:623-7. 2010..To our knowledge, this is the youngest reported patient with this condition, and it prompts reconsideration of CADASIL as an adult-onset disease...
Predictors of quality of life in pediatric survivors of arterial ischemic stroke and cerebral sinovenous thrombosisSharon J Friefeld
University of Toronto, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Toronto, Canada
J Child Neurol 26:1186-92. 2011..Altered cognition/behavior has a major impact on quality of life after pediatric stroke. Implementation of ameliorative strategies warrants further study...
The contribution of autobiographical significance to semantic memory: evidence from Alzheimer's disease, semantic dementia, and amnesiaRobyn Westmacott
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ont, Canada
Neuropsychologia 42:25-48. 2004..These findings suggest a critical role for medial temporal regions in the mediation of autobiographical memory and the interaction between personal experience and semantic memory. Theoretical implications are discussed...
The contribution of autobiographical significance to semantic memoryRobyn Westmacott
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mem Cognit 31:761-74. 2003..The implications of these findings for models of semantic memory are discussed...
