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Chutko L.S.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Yakovenko E.A.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Surushkina S.Yu.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Anisimova T.I.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Cherednichenko D.V.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Cognitive disorders in children with dyscalculia

Authors:

Chutko L.S., Yakovenko E.A., Surushkina S.Yu., Anisimova T.I., Cherednichenko D.V.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2023;123(4): 85‑90

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202312304185

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COGNITIVE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN WITH DYSCALCULIA
COGNITIVE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN WITH DYSCALCULIA

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Chutko LS, Yakovenko EA, Surushkina SYu, Anisimova TI, Cherednichenko DV. Cognitive disorders in children with dyscalculia. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2023;123(4):85‑90. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202312304185

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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE

This study was to study the features of cognitive disorders in children with dyscalculia.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The main study group included 48 children aged 8 to 10 years with manifestations of dyscalculia. The control group consisted of 30 children aged 8 to 10 years without manifestations of learning disabilities and other neuropsychiatric disorders. The following research methods were used in the work: the SNAP-IY scale for assessing concomitant manifestations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the L.D. Malkova, «Working memory» technique for the quantitative assessment of working memory, TOVA computer test for the quantitative assessment of attention disorders and impulsiveness.

RESULTS

The study showed that only in 4 cases (8.3%) dyscalculia was of an isolated nature, without concomitant neuropsychiatric disorders. Most often, manifestations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were recorded in children with dyscalculia — 33 (68.8%) children and manifestations of other learning disorders (dyslexia — 27 (56.3%) children, dysgraphia — 22 (45.8%) children). In 20 (41.7%) cases, children in the study group had asthenic symptoms. When comparing the results of working memory testing in the study group, the number of correct answers was significantly lower than in the control group. Indicators of the TOVA psychophysiological test in children with dyscalculia showed a statistically significant increase in the number of inattention errors both in the first and second half of the test, compared with children from the control group.

CONCLUSION

Thus, dyscalculia should be considered not only as a disorder of arithmetic skills, but also as a disorder based on multiple cognitive dysfunctions, such as working memory dysfunction, dysfunction of attention.

Keywords:

dyscalculia
learning disorder
attention deficit disorder

Authors:

Chutko L.S.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Yakovenko E.A.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Surushkina S.Yu.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Anisimova T.I.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Cherednichenko D.V.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences

Received:

16.03.2023

Accepted:

05.04.2023

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