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Medical and social factors associated with cognitive outcome in individuals with myelomeningocele
Author(s) -
Bier JoAnn Blaymore,
Morales Yesenia,
Liebling Jill,
Geddes Lauren,
Kim Eugene
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
developmental medicine and child neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.658
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1469-8749
pISSN - 0012-1622
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb07423.x
Subject(s) - cognition , socioeconomic status , psychology , intelligence quotient , intervention (counseling) , population , clinical psychology , medicine , pediatrics , developmental psychology , psychiatry , environmental health
The interrelationship between biological and social risk factors and cognitive outcome in individuals with myelomeningocele was examined. The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K‐BIT) was administered to 65 children and young adults, age range 4 to 29 during a recent clinic visit. Unshunted individuals had scores in the average range and individuals with uncomplicated hydrocephalus in the low‐average range. Although the level of lesion was found to be most strongly associated with total K‐BIT score, examination of subscores indicated that socioeconomic status was the factor most strongly associated with Vocabulary score. The importance of both social and biological factors in predicting cognitive outcome in this population is useful in planning intervention strategies.