Open AccessEffects of Perinatal Stroke on Executive Functioning and Mathematics Performance in Children
Author(s) -
Eliza Li,
Lisa Smithson,
Muhammad Haris Khan,
Adam Kirton,
Jacqueline Pei,
John Andersen,
Jerome Y. Yager,
Brian L. Brooks,
Carmen Rasmussen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of child neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1702-6075
pISSN - 0883-0738
DOI - 10.1177/08830738211063683
Subject(s) - intelligence quotient , neuropsychology , psychology , stroke (engine) , population , executive functions , normative , pediatric stroke , developmental psychology , standardized test , cognition , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , ischemic stroke , mechanical engineering , philosophy , environmental health , ischemia , epistemology , mathematics education , engineering
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.