Spatial Orientation and Navigation in Children With Perinatal Stroke. Issue 3 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Murias, Kara; Kirton, Adam; Tariq, Sana; Gil Castillejo, Adrian; Moir, Andrea; Iaria, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: Developmental neuropsychology. Volume 42:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 160
• Page End: 171
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2017.1306528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 8756-5641

Abstract

ABSTRACT: As a focal injury in an otherwise healthy child, perinatal stroke provides a clinical model of developmental brain plasticity. In this study, we report evidence that children with perinatal periventricular venous infarcts perform as well as control children on a video game that tests navigation abilities. In addition, children with a history of perinatal arterial strokes overcame initial deficits in navigation performance after additional practice. These findings lend support to the hypothesis that a complex cognitive skill dependent on a distributed neural network with prolonged maturation, such as navigation, may demonstrate resilience after early brain injury.