Cross-Sectional Analysis of Spatial Working Memory Development in Children with Histories of Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res
; 45(1): 215-223, 2021 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In children with prenatal alcohol exposure, spatial working memory is affected and brain regions important for spatial working memory performance exhibit atypical neurodevelopment. We therefore hypothesized that children with prenatal alcohol exposure may also have atypical development of spatial working memory ability.METHODS:
We examined the relation between spatial working memory and age using a cross-sectional developmental trajectory approach in youth with and without histories of heavy prenatal alcohol exposure. The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery Spatial Working Memory subtest was administered to children 5.0 to 16.9 years old.RESULTS:
While the controls and children with prenatal alcohol exposure showed similar performance at younger ages, larger group differences were observed in older children. This effect was replicated in a separate sample.CONCLUSIONS:
The atypical brain development that has previously been reported in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure may have clinically relevant implications for cognitive development; however, longitudinal cognitive analyses are needed.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Cognição
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Transtornos do Espectro Alcoólico Fetal
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Memória Espacial
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Memória de Curto Prazo
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Alcohol Clin Exp Res
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article