Research Catalog

Title

Williams-Beuren syndrome : research, evaluation, and treatment / edited by Colleen A. Morris, Howard M. Lenhoff, Paul P. Wang.

Publication

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

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Additional Authors

• Morris, Colleen A.
• Lenhoff, Howard M.
• Wang, Paul P., M.D.

Description

xiv, 366 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Williams-Beuren Syndrome offers concise, comprehensive coverage of Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) research and its clinical implications, including its genetics and molecular biology, neurobiological and behavioral traits, and medical problems and their management. Each chapter emphasizes how research can be applied to clinical practice. Researchers and clinicians in genetics, pediatrics, and psychiatry/psychology will find in this volume a wealth of current information on WBS, as well as insights into future research possibilities."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Williams syndrome
• Williams Syndrome > physiopathology
• Cognition
• Williams Syndrome > genetics
• Williams Syndrome > therapy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The dysmorphology, genetics, and natural history of Williams-Beuren syndrome / Colleen A. Morris -- 2. The molecular basis of a multisystem disorder / Lucy R. Osborne -- 3. Genotype-phenotype correlations in Williams-Beuren syndrome / Colleen A. Morris -- 4. The medical management of children with Williams-Beuren syndrome / Paige Kaplan -- 5. Cardiovascular disease in Williams-Beuren syndrome / Ronald V. Lacro and Leslie B. Smoot -- 6. Evidence-based medical management of adults with Williams-Beuren syndrome / Barbara R. Pober -- 7. The behavioral neuroscience of Williams-Beuren syndrome : an overview / Paul P. Wang -- 8. Language abilities in Williams-Beuren syndrome / Carolyn B. Mervis -- 9. Specialization, breakdown, and sparing in spatial cognition : lessons from Williams-Beuren syndrome / Barbara Landau, James E. Hoffman, Jason E. Reiss, Daniel D. Dilks, Laura Lakusta and Gitana Chunyo -- 10. Social cognition in Williams-Beuren syndrome / Daniela Plesa-Skwerer and Helen Tager-Flusberg -- 11. Theoretical implications of studying cognitive development in genetic disorders : the case of Williams-Beuren syndrome / Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Daniel Ansari, Linda Campbell, Gaia Scerif and Michael Thomas -- 12. Psychopathology in persons with Williams-Beuren syndrome / Elisabeth M. Dykens and Beth A. Rosner -- 13. Sleep patterns in Williams-Beuren syndrome / Thornton B. A. Mason II and Raanan Arens -- 14. The neurobiology of Williams-Beuren syndrome / Carl Feinstein and Allan L. Reiss -- 15. Absolute pitch and neuroplasticity in Williams-Beuren syndrome / Howard M. Lenhoff -- 16. Rhythm, timbre, and hyperacusis in Williams-Beuren syndrome / Daniel J. Levitin and Ursula Bellugi.

ISBN

0801882125 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2005006473

OCLC

• ocm58431786
• SCSB-5235356

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries