Study of executive functions in children with Tourette's syndrome
- VernacularTitle:儿童Tourette综合征患者执行功能的研究
- Author:
Jianhua ZHAO
;
Zuoming CHEN
;
Tong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
executive function;
neuropsychological test;
Tourette's syndrome
- From:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
1995;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the features of executive functions(EFs) of children with Tourette's syndrome(TS).Methods Several EFs such as working memory,attention and inhibition,flexibility,planning and diversion were measured in TS group(53 child patients) and control group(51 healthy children) with the Visual Figure Memory Tests,Fluency Tests,Stroop Tests(C and CW),Wisconsin Card Sorting Test(WCST).Results Compared to control group,the patients with TS had significant poor executive performances in Visual Figure Memory Tests,Fluency Tests,Stroop Tests and WCST(all P
