Emerging executive skills in very preterm children at 2 years corrected age: A composite assessment

Tiziana Pozzetti; Alessandra Ometto; Silvana Gangi; Odoardo Picciolini; Gisella Presezzi; Laura Gardon; Silvia Pisoni; Fabio Mosca; Gian Marco Marzocchi

doi:10.1080/09297049.2012.762759

Emerging executive skills in very preterm children at 2 years corrected age: A composite assessment

Tiziana Pozzetti, Alessandra Ometto, Silvana Gangi, Odoardo Picciolini, Gisella Presezzi, Laura Gardon, Silvia Pisoni, Fabio Mosca, Gian Marco Marzocchi

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Executive Function (EF) deficits have previously been identified in preterm children. However, only recently have emerging executive functions been studied in preschool children who were born preterm without major brain damage. Our study provides a broad assessment of EFs in 72 extremely preterm births (gestational age <34 weeks and birth weight <2500 g) and 73 full-term children, born between 2006 and 2008, at 24 months of corrected age. Three factors were extracted from the EF administered measures: working memory, cognitive flexibility, and impulsivity control. Only cognitive flexibility was found to discriminate preterm children from controls.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-161
Number of pages	17
Journal	Child Neuropsychology
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2012.762759
Publication status	Published - Mar 4 2014

Keywords

Cognitive flexibility
Executive function
Low birth weight
Premature
Working memory.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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Emerging executive skills in very preterm children at 2 years corrected age : A composite assessment. / Pozzetti, Tiziana; Ometto, Alessandra; Gangi, Silvana ; Picciolini, Odoardo; Presezzi, Gisella; Gardon, Laura; Pisoni, Silvia; Mosca, Fabio; Marzocchi, Gian Marco.

In: Child Neuropsychology, Vol. 20, No. 2, 04.03.2014, p. 145-161.

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