Johann, Verena Könen, Tanja Karbach, Julia
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
There are several studies showing that executive functions such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility are related to reading abilities. However, most of these studies did not simultaneously take different executive functions and intelligence into account. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate if working memory, inhib...
Twilhaar, E Sabrina De Kieviet, Jorrit F Van Elburg, Ruurd M Oosterlaan, Jaap
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
Very preterm birth is associated with academic difficulties, but the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms of these difficulties remain largely unclear. The present study aimed to assess the role of working memory (WM), attentional processes, and processing speed in academic difficulties of very preterm born adolescents at 13 years. Participants inc...
Unterrainer, Josef M Rahm, Benjamin Loosli, Sandra V Rauh, Reinhold Schumacher, Lena V Biscaldi, Monica Kaller, Christoph P
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
The Tower of London (TOL) is probably the most often used assessment tool for planning ability in healthy and clinical samples. Various versions, including our proposed standard problem set, have proven to be feasible and reliable in adults. In contrast, reliability information for typically developing (TD) children and neurodevelopmental disorders...
Johnson, Katherine A White, Maximilian Wong, Poh Sum Murrihy, Cherée
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
There is often weak association between performance on cognitive tasks and the behavioural symptoms of ADHD. One possible reason is the use of rating scales rather than direct observations of behaviours. This exploratory study used well established measures of attention and response inhibition with both direct observation and behavioural rating sca...
Toornstra, Annet Hurks, Petra P M Van der Elst, Wim Kok, Gerjo Curfs, Leopold M G
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
The study aims to establish demographically corrected, pediatric norms for the computerized Delayed Matching to Sample (DMS) test, a measure of "visual matching ability and short-term visual recognition memory, for non-verbalisable problems". The DMS was administered to n = 184 children aged 5.10 to 14.5 years old. The DMS is a 4-choice recognition...
Artuso, Caterina Bellelli, Francesco Belacchi, Carmen
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
Semantic long-term memory (LTM) representations can be distinguished in two main classes: taxonomic (i.e., abstract) and thematic (i.e., concrete, experiential). In typically developing children, taxonomies are usually acquired after thematic representations. In the current study, we investigated how LTM semantic representations modulate working me...
Dodd, Jonathan N Murphy, Samantha Bosworth, Christopher
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
The Memory Validity Profile (MVP) is a performance validity test (PVT) designed specifically for pediatric populations and utilizes specific cut-points for identifying noncredible performance at different ages. This study aims to evaluate the MVP using a known-groups design to determine optimal cut-off scores for detecting noncredible performance i...
Sommariva, Giulia Zilli, Tiziana Crescentini, Cristiano Marini, Andrea Pilotto, Chiara Venchiarutti, Martina Gortan, Anna Jolanda Fabbro, Franco Cogo, Paola
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) represent one of the most common types of congenital abnormalities. More than 90% of children with critical heart defects achieve adulthood due to improvements in medical and surgical treatments. Nonetheless, survivors are at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders that may lead also to language impairments. The curre...
Schneider, Heather Ryan, Matthew Mahone, E Mark
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
Caregiver rating scales represent an important component of comprehensive child neuropsychological assessments for conditions such as Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); however, low inter-rater reliability (parent vs. teacher) often complicates interpretation. It has been challenging to identify the factors contributing to inter-rater...
Duda, Thomas A Ris, M Douglas Yeates, Keith Owen Mahone, E Mark Haut, Jennifer S Raghubar, Kimberly P
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Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
Children treated for brain tumor show evidence of declines in general intellectual abilities (i.e., IQ). Group-level data indicate subtle declines over time on average, but no study has utilized a clinical criterion to identify and describe a reliable change in survivors of pediatric brain tumor (PBT). In this study, we discuss the utility of relia...
