1. Neurobehavioral functioning in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
- Author
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Rasmussen C, Horne K, and Witol A
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior psychology, Age Factors, Analysis of Variance, Attention drug effects, Canada, Child, Child Behavior psychology, Cognition drug effects, Ethnicity psychology, Ethnicity statistics & numerical data, Female, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders physiopathology, Humans, Intelligence Tests statistics & numerical data, Male, Memory drug effects, Neuropsychological Tests statistics & numerical data, Predictive Value of Tests, Pregnancy, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, Adolescent Behavior drug effects, Child Behavior drug effects, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders diagnosis, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders psychology
- Abstract
Neurobehavioral functioning of 50 Canadian children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) was evaluated. The aims of this study were to identify specific areas of weakness in neurobehavioral functioning, to examine whether neurobehavioral functioning was related to various predictor variables, and to determine which measures differentiated between children given a brain score of 2 (possible dysfunction) and 3 (probable dysfunction). Participants displayed difficulties with many aspects of intelligence, memory, executive functioning, and attention. Measures of Full scale and Verbal IQ, as well as memory for faces and numbers differentiated between children with a brain 2 and 3 ranking. An interesting pattern of strengths and weaknesses emerged as well as significant differences related to ethnic background, gender, and age. Aboriginal children and Caucasian children with FASD do not appear to show the same pattern of strengths and weaknesses in neurobehavioral functioning.
- Published
- 2006
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