TY - GEN
T1 - Describing the attention deficit profile of children with neurofibromatosis type 1 using a virtual classroom environment
AU - Gilboa, Yafit
AU - Rosenblum, Sara
AU - Fattal-Valevski, Aviva
AU - Toledano-Alhadef, Hagit
AU - Rizzo, Albert
AU - Josman, Naomi
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The objective of this study was to describe the nature of the attention deficits in children with NF1 in comparison with typically developed children using the Virtual Classroom (VC). Twenty nine NF1 children and 25 age-and gender-matched controls, aged 8 -16 were assessed in a VC. Parent ratings on the Conners' Parent Rating Scales-Revised; Long (CPRS-R:L) questionnaire was used to monitor for ADHD. Significant differences were found between the NF1 and control groups on the number of targets correctly identified and the number of commission errors in the VC, with NF1 children performing poorer (p#60; 0.005). Significant correlations were found between total correct hit and the cognitive problems/inattention scale and two indexes of the CPRS-R:L (the DSM-IV Symptom Subscales and on the ADHD Index). The attention profile of NF1 children include deficits in sustained attention and impulsivity. These results suggest that the VC is a sensitive and ecologically valid assessment tool to aid in the diagnosis of attention deficits among children with NF1
AB - The objective of this study was to describe the nature of the attention deficits in children with NF1 in comparison with typically developed children using the Virtual Classroom (VC). Twenty nine NF1 children and 25 age-and gender-matched controls, aged 8 -16 were assessed in a VC. Parent ratings on the Conners' Parent Rating Scales-Revised; Long (CPRS-R:L) questionnaire was used to monitor for ADHD. Significant differences were found between the NF1 and control groups on the number of targets correctly identified and the number of commission errors in the VC, with NF1 children performing poorer (p#60; 0.005). Significant correlations were found between total correct hit and the cognitive problems/inattention scale and two indexes of the CPRS-R:L (the DSM-IV Symptom Subscales and on the ADHD Index). The attention profile of NF1 children include deficits in sustained attention and impulsivity. These results suggest that the VC is a sensitive and ecologically valid assessment tool to aid in the diagnosis of attention deficits among children with NF1
KW - Attention Deficit
KW - Children
KW - Virtual Classroom
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052111903&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICVR.2011.5971826
DO - 10.1109/ICVR.2011.5971826
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052111903
SN - 9781612844749
T3 - 2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011
BT - 2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011
T2 - 2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011
Y2 - 27 June 2011 through 29 June 2011
ER -