Neurocognitive and Motor Functions in Biliary Atresia Patients: A Cross-sectional, Prospective National Cohort Study.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the neurocognitive and motor development of biliary atresia (BA) patients in childhood and adolescence and to identify risk factors for impaired outcome.

Methods: We invited all BA patients between ages 1 and 20 years followed up at Helsinki University Children's Hospital in Finland between 1 January 2019 to 31 January 2020 to participate. All participants underwent age-appropriate validated neurocognitive tests.

Neonatal Intestinal Failure Is Independently Associated With Impaired Cognitive Development Later in Childhood.

Objective: The impact of pediatric intestinal failure (IF) on neurodevelopment beyond infancy has not been systematically studied. Our aim was to evaluate cognitive and motor impairment and to identify risk factors for adverse outcomes among children with IF.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional single-center study at the Helsinki University Children's Hospital.

Game-based situation awareness training for child and adult cyclists.

Safe cycling requires situation awareness (SA), which is the basis for recognizing and anticipating hazards. Children have poorer SA than adults, which may put them at risk. This study investigates whether cyclists' SA can be trained with a video-based learning game.

Training counting skills and working memory in preschool.

Previous studies have shown that early numeracy skills predict later mathematics learning and that they can be improved by training. Cognitive abilities, especially working memory (WM), play an important role in early numeracy, as well. Several studies have shown that working memory is related to early numeracy.