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Peer reviewedTaylor, H. Gerry; Schatschneider, Christopher – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
Two groups of children (n=107, ages 6-14) who had recovered from meningitis were compared. Children who had sustained neurologic complications during their illness had a lower mean Performance Intelligence Quotient and performed less well on perceptually demanding neuropsychological tasks than did "uncomplicated" children. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Diseases, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient
Lapierre, D.; And Others – 1992
Marked Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R) verbal-performance discrepancy commonly leads to the assumption that such children have brain pathology or cognitive disorders. Children without brain dysfunction may also exhibit wide discrepancy, but a discrepancy score of 30 is now assumed to occur in only 2% of the population.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Background, Elementary Education, Females
