The neuropsychological and behavioural sequelae of children with myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus
Thirty-six myelomeningocele children with hydrocephalus (between 9-16 years of age) were evaluated on a battery of neuropsychological tests and behavioural measures. The children obtained a FSIQ on the WISC-R of greater than 60 and all were attending school on a regular basis. Results showed tha...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Language: | English en |
| Published: |
2014
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5726 |
| Summary: | Thirty-six myelomeningocele children with hydrocephalus (between
9-16 years of age) were evaluated on a battery of neuropsychological tests
and behavioural measures. The children obtained a FSIQ on the WISC-R of
greater than 60 and all were attending school on a regular basis.
Results showed that the myelomeningocele children, as a group,
performed as well as the normative sample on measures of auditory
comprehension, fine motor speed, accuracy on a visuomotor speeded task,
stereognosis, and single-word reading.
Although there was substantial variability within the
myelomeningocele sample in terms of level of cognitive performance, as a
group, with the exception of the above mentioned measures, they performed
below the level expected for their age on the remaining measures in the
neuropsychological test battery (83.63% of tests administered). === Graduate |
|---|