Executive dysfunction is among the most common and disabling aspects of cognitive impairment following traumatic brain injury (TBI), and may include deficits in reasoning, planning, concept formation, mental flexibility, aspects of attention and awareness, and purposeful behavior. These impairments are ge...
OBJECTIVES Depression has been found to be associated with dysfunction in executive processes, whereas relatively automatic processes are thought to remain intact. Failure to generate or implement adequate performance strategies has been postulated in depressed participants. The present study investigated ...
Depression has been found to be associated with dysfunction in executive processes, whereas relatively automatic processes are thought to remain intact. Failure to generate or implement adequate performance strategies has been postulated in depressed participants. The present study investigated spontaneous str...
Teens with ADHD face unique challenges as puberty aggravates their symptoms. Challenging high school classes tax their executive functions. Parents can help.
Executive Dysfunction What Is Executive Dysfunction? Executive function skills enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and manage... For Teachers What I Wish My Son's Teachers Knew About ADHD One mother shares what she wishes all teachers knew about the ADHD students in their...
WhichstudentshaveExecutiveDysfunction Formanystudents,theexecutivefunctioningsystemoftheirbrainisnotworkingproperly.ExecutiveDysfunctionsareintimatelyconnectedwithAsperger'sDisorder,Autism,ADHD,someLearningDisabilitiesandhavealsobeenfoundinadultswithOCD.ExecutiveDysfunctionsalsoeffectmiddleschoolersaspartofthedevelopmentalprocess!!
Reprint of "Executive dysfunction, violence and aggression" Studies in line with this approach will allow offenders to benefit from intervention strategies that will address their specific deficits, optimizing their EFs and contributing to better cognitive management in demanding and complex situations,.....
37 A systematic review of ten observational studies reported that neonatal hypoglycaemia is associated with an increased risk of visual-motor impairment and executive dysfunction in early Screening for neonatal hypoglycaemia As neonatal hypoglycaemia is often asymptomatic,35 it is standard practice to ...
The presence and severity of cognitive symptoms, including working memory, executive dysfunction and attentional impairment, contributes materially to functional impairment in schizophrenia. Cognitive symptoms have proven resistant to both first- and second-generation antipsychotic drugs. Efforts to develop a ...
Thus, defining a primary end point a priori was difficult, and in post hoc analyses the trial did identify a different area of dysfunction in FXS, which R-baclofen appears to target. There was significant improvement during R-baclofen treatment relative to placebo in global preference for ...