Contribution in an anthology

Appeared in: Williams syndrome across languages

Editor list: Bartke, S; Siegmüller, J

Publication year: 2004

Pages: 9-37

ISBN: 978-90-272-5295-1

eISBN: 978-90-272-9551-4

Title of series: Language acquisition & language disorders

Number in series: 36

Abstract: 

The aim of the opening chapter of the volume is to provide an overview
on the non-language phenotypical features of Williams syndrome (WS). The
review of clinical aspects in WS begins with a display of the first
cases described in the 60ies of the 20th century and lead to modern ways
of diagnosis (FISH, fluorescent in situ hybrid). This genetically based
exceptional development urges for a discussion of the link between
phenotype and genotype, which will be given subsequently. For this
purpose, the chapter also provides a review of the current state of
research on brain characteristics, the neurological, and
neuropsychological profile in WS. More specifically, findings concerning
general cognitive and social abilities, auditory and visual perception,
face processing, and numeracy are discussed. In sum, at the same time
this chapter implies the introduction to and the complement of the aim
of the book representing on what is known about WS to date.

Harvard Citation style: Siegmüller, J. and Bartke, S. (2004) Williams syndrome from a clinical perspective, in Bartke, S. and Siegmüller, J. (eds.) Williams syndrome across languages. Amsterdam / Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 9-37

APA Citation style: Siegmüller, J., & Bartke, S. (2004). Williams syndrome from a clinical perspective. In Bartke, S., & Siegmüller, J. (Eds.), Williams syndrome across languages (pp. 9-37). John Benjamins Publishing Company.