intellectual function

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meaningsofintellectualandfunction

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intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/
us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially ...
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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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Intellectualfunctionis not affected.
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Personal sociability was inseparable fromintellectualfunction.
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Measures of generalintellectualfunctionwere also obtained.
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Three baseline tests were used to indexintellectualfunction.
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Neither the platypus nor the cetacean data is consistent with a relation tointellectualfunctionor memory.
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They continue to differ from age-matched controls in their levels of globalintellectualfunctionand on selected measures of executive function.
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The first reports of these behavioral aspects of the phenotype came from standardized tests ofintellectualfunction, academic achievement, and behavioral parent-report measures.
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In addition, we investigated the role of generalintellectualfunctionand the possible confounds of neuroleptic dose and duration of illness.
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These findings suggest that poor performance on the above three language tests is associated with independent contributions fromintellectualfunctionand formal thought disorder.
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Through school age, preterm children exhibit diminished levels of globalintellectualfunction, attention, memory, and reasoning skills relative to full-term peers.
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Without the use of neuroimaging, it is difficult to make brain - behavior inferences from measures of globalintellectualfunctionthat are typically used in neonatal follow-up studies.
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One conclusion is that there are two cognitive subtypes of schizophrenia, one with a generalized impairment and another with specific executive deficits and preserved generalintellectualfunction.
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It is surprising to observe preservedintellectualfunctionin a patient who is almost completely incapacitated in terms of motor control, orthostatic blood pressure regulation and bladder dysfunction.
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In a surgical series of 78 patients older than 75, 94%, with a mean followup of three years, reported an improvement in their symptoms, particularly fatigue andintellectualfunction.
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The athletesintellectualfunctionis approximately 70 75 or below.
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This disease is characterized by loss of memory andintellectualfunctionand by changes in mood.
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These cognitive impairments result in an overall lowering ofintellectualfunction.
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Dementia is characterized by a progressive impairment of memory andintellectualfunctionthat is severe enough to interfere with social and work skills.
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Repeated stroke-like episodes can progressively damage the brain, leading to vision loss, problems with movement, and a loss ofintellectualfunction(dementia).
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However, it is also used by researchers, and also very frequently by clinicians who assess theintellectualfunctionof children with pervasive developmental disorders.
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