Longitudinal association between executive function and academic achievement in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine how executive functioning (EF) relates to academic achievement longitudinally in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) and whether age at baseline moderates this relationship.

Method

Participants included 88 children with NF1 and PNs (ages 6-18 years old, M = 12.05, SD = 3.62, 50 males) enrolled in a natural history study. Neuropsychological assessments were administered three times over 6 years. EF (working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and attention) was assessed by performance-based (PB) and parent-reported (PR) measures. Multilevel growth modeling was used to examine how EF at baseline related to initial levels and changes in broad math, reading, and writing across time, cont

SUBMITTER: Hou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10695331 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature