Intelligence and Academic Achievement of Adolescents with Craniofacial Microsomia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The authors compared the IQ and academic achievement of adolescents with craniofacial microsomia (cases) and unaffected children (controls). Among cases, the authors analyzed cognitive functioning by facial phenotype.

Methods

The authors administered standardized tests of intelligence, reading, spelling, writing, and mathematics to 142 cases and 316 controls recruited from 26 cities across the United States and Canada. Phenotypic classification was based on integrated data from photographic images, health history, and medical chart reviews. Hearing screens were conducted for all participants.

Results

After adjustment for demographics, cases' average scores were lower than those of controls on all measures, but the magnitude of differences was small (standar

SUBMITTER: Speltz ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5657387 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature