Longitudinal investigation of cognition, social competence, and anxiety in children and adolescents with Turner syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Turner syndrome (TS), a common neurogenetic disorder caused by complete or partial absence of an X chromosome in females, is characterized by distinct physical, cognitive, and social-emotional features. Girls with TS typically display average overall intellectual functioning with relative strength in verbal abilities and weaknesses in visuospatial processing, executive function (EF), and social cognition. This study was designed to better understand longitudinal trajectories of cognitive and social-emotional domains commonly affected in TS. Participants included 57 girls with monosomic 45,X TS and 55 age- and verbal-IQ matched girls who completed behavioral, child-report, and parent-report measures across four timepoints. Group differences in visuospatial processing, EF, social cognition,

SUBMITTER: Jordan TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9974892 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature