Avaliação da atenção e memória operacional fonológica em indivíduos com síndrome velocardiofacial

Abstract

Abilities of attention and phonological working memory in individuals with Velocardiofacial syndrome Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) is a disorder presenting multiple congenital anomalies and the major one are cleft palate and/or velopharyngeal dysfunction, cardiac malformations, facial dysmorphism, learning disability including visual-motor ability, abstract and mathematical reasoning. Speech and language disorders are among the most common VCFS clinical features. Both acquisition and development of language and learning domains require neuropsycholinguistic processes being attention and memory highlighted. Based on the literature review and on the clinical observation of VCFS individuals, this paper aims at presenting auditory attention and phonological working memory (FWM) abilities of 6 VCFS children aged 9, 2 to 11,7. Specific tests were administered in order to evaluate FWM and attention abilities. The results have shown alterations of the sustained attention test in 3 (50%) individuals; NVDNDA (non-verbal dichotic, non-directed attention) 2 (33%) normal, 4 (67%) altered; NVDAR (non-verbal dichotic, attention to the/at the right) 1 (17%) normal, 5 (83%) altered; NVDAL (non-verbal dichotic, attention to left) 2 (33%) normal, 4 (67%) altered, DDT (Digit Dichotic Test) 1 (17%) normal 5 (83%) altered, DOD (Direct Order Digit) 6 (100%) normal, I O D (Inverse Order Digit) 3 (50%) altered, BCPR (Brazilian Children Pseudoword Repetition), 6 (100%) normal. In summary, it is possible to show that children with known VCFS present with disorders of attention concerning their abilities to select and sustain attention; nonetheless, the VCFS group selection ability seems to be more affected.

Applicability of the free field Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT)

“…The use of the Test of Ability of Auditory Attention Supported - (THAAS) 6 7 , carried through in conventional way, with auricular phones, has shown an efficient and promising tool to evaluate this important ability in the different clinical entities, auditory deficiency 8 , cleft palate fiction 9 , velocardiofacial syndrome 10 and phonological upheaval 11 .…”