3158University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Cumming School of Medicine, 2129University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
J Child Neurol. 2022 Feb;37(2):133-140. doi: 10.1177/08830738211063683. Epub 2022 Jan 5.
The goal of this study was to examine executive functioning, math performance, and visuospatial processing skills of children with perinatal stroke, which have not been well explored in this population. Participants included 18 children with perinatal stroke (aged 6-16 years old) and their primary caregiver. Each child completed standardized tests of executive function and visuospatial processing skills, Intelligence Quotient (IQ), and math achievement. Performance on executive function, IQ, math, and visuospatial processing tests was significantly lower in children with perinatal stroke when compared to normative means. Poorer inhibitory control was associated with worse math performance. Increased age at testing was associated with better performance on visuospatial ability (using standardized scores), and females performed better than males on a test of inhibitory control. Children with perinatal stroke displayed a range of neuropsychological impairments, and difficulties with executive function (inhibition) may contribute to math difficulties in this population.
本研究旨在探讨围产期卒中儿童的执行功能、数学表现和视空间处理技能，而这些在该人群中尚未得到充分研究。参与者包括 18 名围产期卒中儿童（6-16 岁）及其主要照顾者。每个孩子都完成了执行功能和视空间处理技能、智商和数学成绩的标准化测试。与正常均值相比，围产期卒中儿童的执行功能、智商、数学和视空间处理测试的表现明显较低。较差的抑制控制与较差的数学表现相关。测试时的年龄较大与视空间能力（使用标准化分数）的表现较好相关，而女性在抑制控制测试中的表现优于男性。围产期卒中儿童表现出一系列神经心理学障碍，执行功能（抑制）方面的困难可能导致该人群的数学困难。
