Factors of biological risk and reserve associated with executive behaviors in children and adolescents with spina bifida myelomeningocele

Tanya Maines Brown; M. Douglas Ris; Dean Beebe; Robert T. Ammerman; Sonya G. Oppenheimer; Keith Owen Yeates; Benedicta G. Enrile

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Factors of biological risk and reserve associated with executive behaviors in children and adolescents with spina bifida myelomeningocele

Tanya Maines Brown, M. Douglas Ris, Dean Beebe, Robert T. Ammerman, Sonya G. Oppenheimer, Keith Owen Yeates, Benedicta G. Enrile

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This study examined differences between healthy children (n = 35) and those with spina bifida myelomeningocele (SBM; n = 42) on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), a measure of executive function behaviors. It also examined whether aspects of biological risk associated with SBM and reserve factors within the family could account for variability in BRIEF scores for children and adolescents with SBM. Patients in the SBM group exhibited more problems than both published norms and a local comparison group of healthy children in metacognition but not behavior regulation. Behavior regulation problems in children with SBM were predicted by parent psychological distress. More shunt-related surgeries and history of seizures predicted poorer metacognitive abilities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	118-134
Number of pages	17
Journal	Child Neuropsychology
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09297040601147605
State	Published - Mar 2008

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

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