Children with learning disabilities
- 22 January 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Pediatric Anesthesia
- Vol. 18 (3), 198-207
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02323.x
Abstract
Children with learning disabilities can present numerous challenges in the acute hospital setting. This review article examines the causes and presentations of learning disability, and considers some of the management strategies employed when these children present for surgery.Keywords
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