Specific neuro-cognitive impairments associated with Turner (45,X) and Klinefelter (47,XXY) syndromes: a review

Soc Biol. 1993 Spring-Summer;40(1-2):147-51. doi: 10.1080/19485565.1993.9988841.

Abstract

In Turner syndrome, there is a high incidence of neuro-cognitive impairment specific to the mental processing and sequencing of rotational transformations of shapes in the spatial dimensions of left-right, up-down, and back-front. In Klinefelter syndrome, the corresponding neuro-cognitive impairment is specific to the mental processing of sequence and synchrony in the temporal dimension, including the temporal dimension of language.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cognition Disorders / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / complications*
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / genetics
  • Male
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Turner Syndrome / complications*
  • Turner Syndrome / genetics