Neuropsychological profiles of six children with anoxic brain injury.

Anoxic brain injury (ABI) often results in severe memory impairment and other cognitive and behavioral deficits, although limited information is available regarding pediatric cases. This study reported the neuropsychological outcomes in six children and adolescents who sustained ABI. Profiles were compared by mechanism of injury (ischemic vs.

Psychosocial subtypes on the behavior assessment system for children, second edition following pediatric traumatic brain injury.

This study identified the subtypes of psychosocial functioning in children who had sustained traumatic brain injury using the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition. Participants (N = 91) were aged 6-20. Using hierarchical agglomerative clustering techniques, a reliable typology emerged that consisted of two subtypes, which were labeled as Normal and Pervasive Emotional Difficulties.

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: a study of neuropsychological functioning.

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare chronic neurological disorder characterized by alternating transient attacks of hemiplegia. Evidence from recent studies suggests the disorder is characterized by tonic fits, dystonic posturing, and ocular motor abnormalities. Although widely observed, deficits in cognitive functioning are among one of the least described features of AHC.

Gender differences in memory test performance among children and adolescents.

Gender differences among children and adolescents were examined on 14 separate measures of short-term memory. A nationally stratified sample of 1,279 children and adolescents, 637 males and 642 females, ranging in age between 5 and 19 years, were assessed on the 14 subtests of the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL). Factor structure of the TOMAL was determined to be invariant as a function of gender.