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Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Level in Children with Specific Learning Disabilities
Author(s) -
Gülser Şenses Dinç,
Esra Çöp,
Zeynep Göker,
Aylin Sahin,
Seda Beğli,
Özlem Hekim Bozkurt,
Filiz Meryem Altay,
Atila Cifci,
Özden Şükran Üneri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 1300-2163
DOI - 10.5080/u25277
Subject(s) - wechsler intelligence scale for children , wechsler adult intelligence scale , psychology , clinical psychology , brain derived neurotrophic factor , etiology , schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia , developmental psychology , neurotrophic factors , medicine , audiology , psychiatry , cognition , anxiety , receptor
Specific learning disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder frequently seen in childhood with deficits in many areas of functioning. Although the etiology of SLD is known to be multifactorial, research findings are limited. In this study, we aimed to compare the serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in children with SLD to healthy children to find out whether BDNF has a role in the pathophysiology of SLD.

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