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The effects of treatment for posterior fossa brain tumors on selective attention.

8 Feb 2009 We sought to identify whether deficits in selective attention are present in pediatric brain tumor patients. Selective attention was assessed with covert-orienting, filtering, and visual-search tasks in 54 patients with either (1) posterior fossa ...
rec_pub_19203432-the-effects-treatment-posterior-fossa-brain-tumors-selective-attention.htm

Further analyses of the effects of practice, dropout, sex, socio-economic advantage, and recruitment cohort differences during the University of Manchester longitudinal study of cognitive change in old age.

5 Feb 2009 A sample of 4,314 volunteers who, when first recruited, were aged from 41 to 93 years were quadrennially tested from 2 to 4 occasions during the next 4 to 20 years on the Cattell Culture Fair intelligence test, 2 tests of information-processing ...
rec_pub_19214831-further-analyses-effects-practice-dropout-sex-socio-economic.htm

The impact of language skills on mental health in teenagers with hearing impairments.

3 Feb 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of language competence level and mental distress in teenagers with hearing impairments. METHOD: 43 pupils were given a battery of linguistic tests and the Strengths and Difficulties ...
rec_pub_19207129-the-impact-language-skills-mental-health-teenagers-hearing-impairments.htm

Cognitive functioning prior to the onset of psychosis: the role of fetal exposure to serologically determined influenza infection.

3 Feb 2009 BACKGROUND: Previous studies have linked prenatal influenza exposure to increased risk of schizophrenia; however, no study has examined the neurodevelopmental sequelae of this prenatal insult before the onset of psychotic symptoms using serological ...
rec_pub_19195645-cognitive-functioning-prior-onset-psychosis-role-fetal-exposure.htm

Kindergarten children's failure to qualify for first grade could result from sleep disturbances.

31 Jan 2009 Every year, 7% to 15% of preschool children are found to be underqualified for first grade. We examined whether sleep disturbances are factors in school readiness and their association with neurocognitive skills and behavior. The population included ...
rec_pub_19189933-kindergarten-children-s-failure-qualify-grade-result-sleep.htm

Requiem for nutrition as the cause of IQ gains: Raven's gains in Britain 1938-2008.

31 Jan 2009 The hypothesis that enhanced nutrition is mainly responsible for massive IQ gains over time borrows plausibility from the height gains of the 20th century. However, evidence shows that the two trends are largely independent. A detailed analysis of ...
rec_pub_19251490-requiem-nutrition-cause-iq-gains-raven-s-gains-britain-1938-2008.htm

Outcomes of siblings with classical galactosemia.

30 Jan 2009 OBJECTIVES: To determine the long-term outcome of dietary intervention in siblings from 14 Irish families with classical galactosemia (McKusick 230400), an autosomal recessive disorder of carbohydrate metabolism and galactose-1-phosphate ...
rec_pub_19181333-outcomes-siblings-classical-galactosemia.htm

Children with congenital hypothyroidism: long-term intellectual outcome after early high-dose treatment.

30 Jan 2009 We aim to determine long-term intellectual outcome of adolescents with early high-dose treated congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Sixty-three prospectively followed children with CH were assessed at age of 14 y with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for ...
rec_pub_18787501-children-congenital-hypothyroidism-long-term-intellectual-outcome.htm

Clinical myths of forensic neuropsychology.

30 Jan 2009 Clinical myths and lore are unfounded beliefs that still influence practice decisions. I examine the validity of six beliefs commonly encountered in forensic neuropsychology practice: the admissibility of test batteries; avoidance of practice ...
rec_pub_18609338-clinical-myths-forensic-neuropsychology.htm

The vulnerability to coaching across measures of effort.

30 Jan 2009 Neuropsychologists are increasingly called upon to conduct evaluations with individuals involved in personal injury litigation. While the inclusion of measures of effort within a test battery may help clinicians determine whether a client has put ...
rec_pub_18609324-the-vulnerability-coaching-measures-effort.htm

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