Neurological subtle signs and cognitive development: A study in late childhood and adolescence

Autor:	Helena Amaral, Peter D. Slade, Henrique Luis, Brenda D. Townes, Martin Lauterbach, Gail Rosenbaum, Isabel Pavão Martins
Přispěvatelé:	Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Male Persistence (psychology) medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Neurological examination Neuropsychological Tests Article 050105 experimental psychology Executive Function 03 medical and health sciences Child Development Cognition 0302 clinical medicine Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Cognitive development Humans Attention 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Longitudinal Studies Young adult Child Psychiatry Motor skill medicine.diagnostic_test 05 social sciences Executive functions Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Psychology Neurocognitive 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj:	Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP
ISSN:	1744-4136 0929-7049
DOI:	10.1080/09297049.2012.693911
Popis:	Introduction and aim—Neurological subtle signs (NSS) are often observed during the neurological examination of children and tend to disappear with age. Their persistence into late adolescence or young adulthood has been related to psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders. To provide a better understanding of their functional basis a longitudinal correlational study with neurocognitive measurements was performed. Methods—We conducted multiple regression and correlation analyses of NSS with demographic and cognitive measures on a subset of 341 healthy children (56% males), taking part in a longitudinal dental study. Participants, whose ages ranged between 11–15 years, at first evaluation, undertook yearly, during five years, a 6-item NSS exam (producing a total score ranging between 0–18) and a comprehensive battery of neurocognitive tests. Effects of age, gender, IQ and 7 neurocognitive factors on NSS were analysed. Results—Over the years, NSS scores correlated consistently with selective attention (Stroop test), motor speed (finger tapping), and visuo-motor speed (pegboard speed). Discussion—These results suggest that the disappearance of NSS in late childhood and adolescence occurs primarily in parallel with the development of motor and visuo-motor functions and secondarily in relation to higher order functions such as selective attention (Stroop) and executive control (B-A Trails difference).
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