Scott MA, Fletcher JM, Brookshire BL, Davidson KC, Landry SH, Bohan TC, Kramer LA, Brandt ME, Francis DJ. Memory functions in children with early hydrocephalus.
Neuropsychology. 1998 Oct;12(4):578-89.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Springdale 72765-0768, USA. mscott3@aol.com
Children with arrested, shunted, and no hydrocephalus were compared on verbal and nonverbal memory tasks assessing multiple components of memory. A gradient of severity was hypothesized, with the shunted hydrocephalus group expected to exhibit the most significant memory impairments and the arrested group expected to perform more poorly than children with no hydrocephalus. Etiologies of prematurity, spina bifida, and aqueductal stenosis were represented by 157 participants. Results supported the hypothesis; the shunted hydrocephalus group performed poorer on all memory measures. Differences for the arrested group were less frequently statistically significant relative to children with no hydrocephalus. Irrespective of etiology, the shunted hydrocephalus group exhibited a pattern of performance suggestive of encoding and retrieval deficits on both verbal and nonverbal tasks, showing a pervasive disturbance of memory processes.
PMID: 9805328
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Hey Linda,
This is owesome,
Thought I was the onle person with spina Bifida.
Thanks alot for this
Post a Comment