Open AccessAre primary and secondary types of brain anomalies exclusive factors affecting the attention networks in individuals with spina bifida?
Author(s) -
Paulina A. Kulesz,
Ashley L. Ware,
Julian S. Orkisz,
Victoria J. Williams,
Jenifer Juranek,
Jack Μ. Fletcher
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1931-1559
pISSN - 0894-4105
DOI - 10.1037/neu0000581
Subject(s) - psychology , spina bifida , neuropsychology , cognition , diffusion mri , white matter , hydrocephalus , neuroscience , audiology , magnetic resonance imaging , psychiatry , medicine , surgery , radiology
Individuals with spina bifida myelomeningocele (SBM) frequently exhibit cognitive impairments on tasks mediated by brain regions involved in the posterior attention network. Although such deficits have been historically assumed to result from primary and secondary brain insults, there is a dearth of literature regarding whether sequential versus simultaneous surgical closure of neural folds and surgical shunt placement affect neuropsychological function and brain structure of attention networks that have been widely studied in individuals with SBM. The current study addressed these gaps in a large cohort of children and adults with SBM.