Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Functioning in Friedreich's Ataxia.

Objective: Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is the most common hereditary ataxia. It is a neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by progressive ataxia. FRDA is also associated with cognitive impairments.

Self and hetero-perception and discrimination in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

This study intends to show the external perception that Primary Education students have of their schoolmates with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the perception of the student who has being diagnosed with ADHD himself/herself in order to analyse the differences between both perceptions. For that purpose, a questionnaire was e elaborated ad hoc, and the main results shown point to the fact that the external perception of the Primary Education student is more positive than the perception of the diagnosed student. Moreveover, the perception of the schoolmates of students diagnosed with ADHD tends to worsen in superior courses.

Health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in Friedreich ataxia.

Purpose: Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a chronic, progressive and highly disabling cerebellar degenerative disease. Despite this, little attention has been paid to the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in this disease. The aim of the present study was to assess FRDA patients' perception of HRQOL and to determine the influence of depression, and demographic and clinical variables.

Depressive symptoms in Friedreich ataxia.

Almost no attention has been paid to depression in Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), a highly disabling cerebellar degenerative disease. Our aim was to study the presence and the profile of depressive symptoms in FRDA and their relationship with demographic-disease variables and cognitive processing speed. The study groups consisted of 57 patients with a diagnosis of FRDA.

[Alternate form of the test de aprendizaje verbal España-Complutense (TAVEC)].

Introduction: Parallel forms of neuropsychological tests are scarce. Practice effects associated to repeated testing with the same test confound the interpretation of observed changes in serial assessments. Practice effects are especially likely with memory testing.