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ea0017p38 | (1) | BSPED2008

An exploratory investigation into the cognitive profile of children with congenital hyperinsulinism of infancy (CHI)

Rust S , Patel L , Clayton P , Skae M , Banerjee I , Harrison A , Amin R , Rigby L , Hall C

Previous research concerning the cognitive profile of children with CHI has identified a high incidence of significant learning difficulty (Rother et al. 2001, Jack et al. 2003). Both studies report an incidence of 30 to 50% cognitive skills within the learning disability range in both study populations. Furthermore, Rother et al. (2001) suggested that all children investigated demonstrated some form of cognitive difficulty, ranging from learning disabilit...