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Face recognition and emotion perception in boys with fragile-X syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10030445     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Two independent and complementary studies were conducted to assess the ability of boys with fragile-X syndrome to recognize facial and emotional expressions. Both studies failed to find any specific deficits associated with fragile-X syndrome. The performance of the test group was comparable to the level of subjects with intellectual disability and subjects of average cognitive development matched for intellectual ability. This suggests that chronological age and intellectual level are unlikely to explain the findings. The results are discussed in the context of the controversy surrounding the relationship between autism and fragile-X syndrome. The findings are consistent with fragile-X individuals having a profile of social, communicatory and ritualistic disturbances, which in some ways may differ from those found in individuals who have more typical autistic spectrum disorders.
Authors:
J Turk; K Cornish
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR     Volume:  42 ( Pt 6)     ISSN:  0964-2633     ISO Abbreviation:  J Intellect Disabil Res     Publication Date:  1998 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-06-01     Completed Date:  1999-06-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9206090     Medline TA:  J Intellect Disabil Res     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  490-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Affect*
Autistic Disorder / psychology
Child
Child, Preschool
Down Syndrome / psychology
Facial Expression*
Fragile X Syndrome / psychology*
Humans
Male
Perceptual Disorders / diagnosis*,  etiology*
Visual Perception / physiology*

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