Category: Child Neuropsychology
Executive functions and drawing in young children with cerebral palsy: Comparisons with typical development
Learning Objectives: Explain the importance of comparing executive functioning of preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children. Describe how inhibitory control may assist the development of drawing abilities in TD preschoolers.…
A comprehensive examination of the memory profile of youth with Down syndrome in comparison to typically developing peers
Learning Objectives: Describe the relative strengths and weaknesses of retrospective memory abilities associated with Down syndrome. Define prospective memory and describe prospective memory abilities of youth with Down syndrome in comparison to their typically-developing peers.…
A hierarchical model of cognitive flexibility in children: Extending the relationship between flexibility, creativity and academic achievement
Learning Objectives: Explain the dimensional nature of cognitive flexibility and the importance of considering its different components during neuropsychological assessment and interventions. Describe how each flexibility component imposes different demands on executive functions and may…
Neurotropic mechanisms in COVID-19 and their potential influence on neuropsychological outcomes in children
Learning Objectives: Describe the neurotropic mechanisms in COVID-19 and their potential influence on the integrity of brain functioning in children. Describe how psychosocial factors related to medical coping may affect young children who historically have…
Addressing the neurodevelopmental needs of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease: A review of the existing intervention literature
Learning Objectives: Discuss evidence-based interventions that have been successful in other medical populations and may be appropriate for patients with CHD. Describe the incidence rates of ADHD in patients with CHD and available treatment approaches.…
Long-term verbal memory deficit and associated hippocampal alterations in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
Learning Objectives: Explain the necessity to develop tailored tools to evaluate cognition outside of the limits of standardized test available for this population. Describe how the cognitive phenotype of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) can inform…
Sustained attention and vigilance of children treated for sagittal and metopic craniosynostosis
Learning Objectives: Explain how to evaluate results from a continuous performance test. Describe important aspects to consider when assessing neuropsychological functions. Marizela Kljajić, Giovanni Maltese, Peter Tarnow, Peter Sand & Lars Kölby (2020). Sustained attention and…
Measuring visual matching and short-term recognition memory with the CANTAB® Delayed Matching to Sample task in schoolchildren
Learning Objectives: Describe advantages of regression-based norm data compared to traditional norm calculations for neuropsychological tests. Explain the effect of varying demographic variables on the norm calculations for one computerized test, i.e., visual recognition- and…
Executive Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents with Behavior Disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury
Learning Objectives: Describe how executive functions may be disturbed after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Describe the process of recovery that may be experienced in adolescents at 24 months after TBI. Kelsey A. Maloney, Adam T.…
Reliable Change in Pediatric Brain Tumor: A Preliminary Investigation
Learning Objectives: Describe the strengths and weaknesses of using Reliable Change Index (RCI) methodology in survivors of PBT. Discuss the challenges to application of the RCI methodology in survivors of PBT. Thomas A. Duda, M.…