Introduction:The relationship between ADHD and epilepsy, although very frequent, is not clear. Clinical studies in neuropsychology and neurology (neuropsychiatry) can provide valuable information for assessment, intervention and treatment. Method: A non-experimental design, quantitative approach, descriptive level and cross-sectional study was carried out with the aim of comparing the executive functioning of a group of children with ADHD and a group of children with ADHD and CPSDD. A convenience sample of 40 matched children (all males) grouped in two groups of 20 children between 7 and 13 years of age was formed. In order to evaluate executive functioning, some tests of the Neuropsychological Battery of Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes -BANFE were applied. Results: According to the bilateral asymptotic significance values, statistically significant differences were found in the variables Stroop A -Hits, Stroop B -Hits, Self-directed Signaling (Hits, Planning and Time), and Visuospatial Working Memory (Maximum Level, Perseverations and Order Errors). Conclusions: The results of the present study coincide with the failures in inhibitory control and sustained attention problems reported in the literature. Children with EBPCT and ADHD have a different and more impaired executive functioning profile than children with ADHD alone.
Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio para establecer la estructura factorial del funcionamiento neuropsicológico en la discapacidad intelectual leve en niños. Fue un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal. Se incluyeron 80 niños con diagnóstico de discapacidad intelectual leve. Se aplicó una extensa batería de pruebas neuropsicológicas. Se realizó un Análisis Factorial Exploratorio para identificar los factores principales. Los resultados mostraron que la discapacidad intelectual leve en niños tienen una estructura en la que las funciones neuropsicológicas asociadas con el funcionamiento ejecutivo explican un 56 % de la varianza y tienen una prioridad factorial sobre un 13 % que explican las variables asociadas con dos tests tradicionales para evaluar la inteligencia. Se analiza y discute cada factor desde la neuropsicología clínica y experimental. Los hallazgos del estudio tienen implicaciones teóricas y clínicas para el diagnóstico diferencial. Palabras clave: discapacidad intelectual leve, Funciones Ejecutivas, inteligencia, neuropsicología, Niños
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.