Category: Child Neuropsychology
Sensitivity of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (64-Card Version) versus the Tower of London (Drexel Version) for detecting executive dysfunction in children with epilepsy
Learning Objectives: 1. Explain the role of epilepsy specific variables as they contribute to executive dysfunction in children and adolescents with epilepsy. 2. Describe the limitations of the WCST-64 in the assessment of executive dysfunction…
Cognitive outcomes of pediatric stroke
Learning Objectives: 1. Explain how stroke characteristics may differentially affect long-term cognitive outcomes following pediatric stroke. 2. Describe the cognitive domains that may be particularly vulnerable to long-term impairment following pediatric stroke. Jacomb, I., Porter,…
Performance-based and parent ratings of attention in children treated for a brain tumor: The significance of radiation therapy and tumor location on outcome
Learning Objectives: 1. Explain the effect of tumor location on attentional outcomes in children with brain tumor. 2. Describe the relation between performance-based measures and parent ratings of attention in this population. Raghubar, K. P., Mahone,…
A longitudinal analysis of the attention networks in 6- to 11-year-old children
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe some of the issues in using child-specific tasks to measure attention. 2. Outline the neurotransmitters and neural networks thought to underlie each attention system. Lewis, F. C., Reeve, R. A., &…
Factors predictive of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Neuropsychological assessment
Learning Objectives: 1. Differentiate between neuropsychological variables related to an FASD diagnosis and neuropsychological variables predictive of an FASD diagnosis. 2. Describe potential test batteries using the predictive neuropsychological variables to maximize diagnostic efficiency and…
Executive functioning and its relation to ASD and ADHD symptomatology in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the prevalence of symptoms of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS). 2. Describe the relationship between executive functioning and…
Attention and Executive Functioning Profiles in Children Following Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the attention and executive functioning neuropsychological profile in children following perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS). 2. Explain the relative influences of age and gender on neuropsychological functioning after PAIS. Bosenbark, D.…
Social perception in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe social perception abilities in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). 2. Discuss and compare FASD subtypes on aspects of social perception. Stevens, S. A., Clairman, H., Nash, K., & Rovet,…
Selecting measures for the neurodevelopmental assessment of children in low-and middle-income countries
Learning Objectives: 1. Explain the challenges of assessing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). 2. Describe psychological measures that are most appropriate for the assessment of children in LMIC. Semrud-Clikeman, M., Romero, R. A.…
Working memory outcomes following unilateral arterial ischemic stroke in childhood
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the importance of working memory in academic and social functioning during childhood, and the reasons why working memory is so vulnerable to the effects of early brain injury. 2. Explain how…