Neuropsychological assessment of attention in children with spina bifida.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with the severe form of spina bifida (SBM: spina bifida with myelomeningocele with accompanying hydrocephalus) may manifest attention deficits, and have a similar psychological profile to children with hydrocephalus due to other etiologies. It is unclear to what extent tests to assess attention in SBM are confounded by the accompanying cognitive or visual-motor impairments. The aim of this study was to analyse attention functions by administering two different types of attention tests, one with high and the other with low cognitive and motor requirements. This enabled the possible interaction between attention and cognitive and motor impairment to be assessed.

Methods

The study group comprised 31 children with SBM with shunted hydrocephalus. Twenty childr

SUBMITTER: Vinck A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2700079 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature