Executive Functions in Children with ADHD and/or Reading Difficulty

Pereira, Estephane Enadir Lucena Duarte; Minervino, Carla Alexandra da Silva Moita; Cruz, Lara Fechine Piquet da; Alves, Rauni Jandé Roama; Andrade, Josemberg Moura de

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“…In early childhood, motor and linguistic articulation deficit was observed; at school age, speech, attention, and memory were affected; in adolescence, executive, psychosocial, and psychiatric disorders, and impaired quality of life were observed; and in adulthood, neuro-cognitive, psychosocial problems, and professional perspectives were reported. In view of this, the German Society of Pediatric Cardiology started to require detailed serial neuropsychological examinations at 2 and 5 years of age, before puberty, and before adulthood, for the high-risk group of children with CHD operated on in childhood to detect and treat early stage partialperformance disorders [33].…”

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Neurodevelopmental Outcomes among Brazilian Children with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease and Its Associated Factors

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate neurodevelopmental outcomes (motor development, nonverbal intelligence, and attention) in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) compared with healthy children from a public hospital in southern Brazil. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with pediatric patients of both sexes: 37 children with cyanotic CHD and a control group with 38 healthy children. Parents/guardians undertook a questionnaire and the SNAP IV scale (to evaluate attention) was applied. Two instruments were applied to each child: the R-2 Non-Verbal Intelligence test and the motor development scale. To assess the factors associated with insufficient performance in the three fields of neurodevelopment, a Poisson regression analysis was performed with a robust estimate. Results: There were no significant differences between children with cyanotic CHD and the control group for any of the neurodevelopmental outcomes studied. Low socioeconomic class was a factor associated with worse performance on the intelligence test and inattention. Furthermore, age was a factor for performance on the intelligence test, while a greater number of siblings was a factor associated with worse performance on the attention test. Conclusions: Public policies regarding child health must involve prioritizing the improvement of families’ social conditions.

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