Ocular motility, visual acuity and dysfunction of neuropsychological impairment in children with shunted uncomplicated hydrocephalus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Children with shunted, uncomplicated, communicating hydrocephalus were tested to determine (1) the persistence of neuropsychological impairment and (2) the relationship between neuropsychological functioning, ocular motility, and acuity abnormalities. Eighteen hydrocephalic and 18 individually age- and sex-matched controls were given a neuropsychological battery, repeated after an interval of 1 year. Hydrocephalic children were also tested at the beginning of the second year for strabismus, amblyopia and visual acuity. Their medical records were reviewed for history of ocular motility and/or acuity abnormalities. Hydrocephalic children with normal range IQ were found to have lower verbal IQ, memory, and fine motor skills compared to controls. A history of ocular motility and acuity abnormalities was associated with impaired visuospatial and verbal problem-solving skills. © 1985 Springer-Verlag.
Publication Date
3-1-1985
Publication Title
Child's Nervous System
ISSN
02567040
E-ISSN
14330350
Volume
1
Issue
2
First Page
115
Last Page
122
PubMed ID
4005882
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1007/BF00706692
Recommended Citation
Zeiner, Harriet K.; Prigatano, George P.; Pollay, Michael; Biscoe, Charles B.; and Smith, Richard V., "Ocular motility, visual acuity and dysfunction of neuropsychological impairment in children with shunted uncomplicated hydrocephalus" (1985). Clinical Neuropsychology. 225.
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