Intellectual efficiency in children and adolescents with spina bifida myelomeningocele and shunted hydrocephalus. Issue 3 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Burro, Francesca; Cama, Armando; Lertora, Vicenza; Veneselli, Edvige; Rossetti, Serena; Pezzuti, Lina
• Is Part Of: Developmental neuropsychology. Volume 43:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 198
• Page End: 206
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2018.1439035
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 8756-5641

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We studied the intellectual profiles of 13 Italian children diagnosed with spina bifida myelomeningocele and shunted hydrocephalus (MMC HC) against a control group of children. The results showed that MMC HC group had lower performance in all subtests, four indices, and the FSIQ of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, forth-edition. The MMC HC group showed flat cognitive profiles between subtests within each index and between four core indices. However, the cognitive abilities that were mostly impaired seemed to be related to visual selective and focused attention, to visual acuity, to visuo-perceptive organization and visuomotor integration and to visual short-term memory.