Publications by authors named "M J G Kooiker"
Introduction: Global Visual Selective Attention (VSA) is the ability to integrate multiple visual elements of a scene to achieve visual overview. This is essential for navigating crowded environments and recognizing objects or faces. Clinical pediatric research on global VSA deficits primarily focuses on autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Preterm birth increases the risk of neurodevelopmental impairments, such as Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI), which affects visual processing. Assessing visual functions in young children is challenging with traditional methods that often rely on verbal/motor responses. The aim of the study was to investigate the developmental trajectories of Visual Orienting Functions (VOF) in children born very preterm (<32 weeks gestational age) between 2 and 5 years corrected age (CA) using eye tracking.
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- Very preterm children, born at less than 30 weeks, often face delays in visual orienting function (VOF) and executive function (EF) skills when they are around 3 years old.
- A study involving 90 of these children assessed their VOF using eye tracking and their EF through a parent questionnaire, finding that while 31% had abnormal VOF and 41% had global EF issues, VOF did not correlate with overall EF scores but was linked to specific attention-related problems.
- The research highlights the importance of VOF in understanding attention and concentration issues in very preterm children, suggesting that further studies are necessary to better evaluate preschool EF assessments.
Visual search problems are often reported in children with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI). To tackle the clinical challenge of objectively differentiating CVI from other neurodevelopmental disorders, we developed a novel test battery. Visual search tasks were coupled with verbal and gaze-based measurements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDaily problems of children with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) are often misinterpreted as symptoms of behavioural disorders or learning disabilities instead of higher order visual function (HOVF) deficits. It is difficult to differentiate between various paediatric clinical groups based on daily manifestations. We used two CVI inventories (V-CVI-I, HVFQI) and an ADHD questionnaire (AVL) to compare parent-reported visual and behavioural problems of children with CVI, ADHD, dyslexia and neurotypical children (Age 6-15, Verbal Intelligence > 70).
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