Long-term impact of prenatal exposure to chemotherapy on executive functioning: an ERP study

Autor: Patrick Dupont, Sabine Deprez, Lieven Lagae, Kristel Van Calsteren, Ivan Myatchin, Tineke Vandenbroucke, Frédéric Amant, Rob Zink, Charlotte Sleurs, Jeroen Blommaert
Přispěvatelé: Amsterdam Reproduction & Development (AR&D), CCA - Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Clinical neurophysiology, 130(9), 1655-1664. Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1655-1664
1388-2457
Popis: OBJECTIVE This study examines the long-term impact of prenatal exposure to chemotherapy on executive functioning and the contribution of late-prematurity to this effect, using event- related potentials. METHODS Mothers of the prenatal-exposed children (n=20) were diagnosed with cancer and received chemotherapeutic treatment during pregnancy. We recruited healthy controls (n=20) who were matched on a 1:1 ratio regarding prematurity, age and sex. We assessed executive functioning at the age of nine, using two event-related potential paradigms: a Go/Nogo paradigm to investigate processes of response inhibition and conflict monitoring, as well as a Posner paradigm to investigate spatial attention. RESULTS Lower potentials were found in prenatal-exposed children compared to controls in the Go/Nogo P3 and Posner positive slow wave. Moreover, prenatal-exposed children responded slower on the Posner paradigm compared to controls (p
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