AI Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how often low scores occur on three neuropsychological tests assessing executive function in a large group of healthy children from Latin America and Spain.
- Findings revealed that low scores are more common than expected when looking at multiple outcomes, even in healthy individuals.
- Clinicians should be cautious about interpreting low scores as cognitive deficits, as these scores may be more frequent, potentially leading to incorrect diagnoses in children.
Article Abstract
Pediatric neuropsychologists and researchers commonly interpret a low score as a cognitive weakness. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of low scores for three neuropsychological tests used to evaluate executive function in 4,595 healthy children from Latin-America and Spain. Results showed that low scores are common when multiple neuropsychological outcomes are evaluated in healthy individuals. Clinicians should consider the higher probability of low scores in a given individual when evaluating executive functions using various sets of scores to reduce false-positive diagnoses of cognitive deficits in a child.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2019.1706520 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!