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18564504

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
Children with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS) consistently show mathematical disabilities (MD). At the neuropsychological level, it is important to know which general cognitive deficits underlie these MD. Therefore, we examined various mathematical abilities, working memory, rapid automatized naming and processing speed in 25 children with VCFS and 25 carefully selected matched controls. Children with VCFS showed a reduced ability to solve addition and subtraction problems and performed less accurately on multidigit arithmetic and word problem solving. There were no group differences on the general cognitive measures, except that children with VCFS performed higher than controls on the phonological loop tasks. To conclude, the administered general cognitive competencies could not give a satisfactory account of the MD in VCFS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1015-8146
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Cognitive correlates of mathematical disabilities in children with velo-cardio-facial syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Disability, Special Needs Education, and Child Care, University of Leuven, Belgium. Bert.DeSmedt@ped.kuleuven.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports