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A 13-year follow-up of Finnish patients with Salla disease

Authors: Paavola LE, Remes AM, Harila MJ, Varho TT, Korhonen TT, Majamaa K

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Publication year: 2015

Journal: Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

Journal acronym: J NEURODEV DISORD

Article number: ARTN 20

Volume: 7

First page : 1

Last page: 7

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 1866-1947

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-015-9116-7(external)

Abstract

Conclusions: Younger SD patients performed better in almost every task measuring mental abilities that then seem to remain fairly constant till early sixties. Thus, the results indicate better prognosis in cognitive skills than earlier assumed. There is an apparent decline in motor skills after the age of 20 years. The early neurocognitive development predicts the later course of motor and cognitive development.