Executive Function

LOS ANGELES — Treatment with cannabidiol in young people with tuberous sclerosis complex led to significant improvements in several cognitive, behavioral and executive domains, data from ongoing survey show.

Greater amounts of screen time appeared to be associated with lower executive functioning among preschool-aged children, according to findings published in Academic Pediatrics.

Younger and middle-aged adults were more often affected by neurologic symptoms of long COVID than their older counterparts, regardless of how severe their initial infection was, data in Annals of Neurology show.

Persistent higher or moderate-to-increasing inflammation that begins in early adulthood may result in worsening midlife executive function and processing speed, according to data published in Neurology.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Administration of Qelbree for up to 1 year showed similar safety, efficacy and tolerability profiles seen in shorter trials with improvement in ADHD symptoms and executive function, according to a study presented here.

Middle-aged men with obstructive sleep apnea had worse executive function, visuospatial memory, social cognitive and other features of cognitive function, according to data published in Frontiers in Sleep.

Regions of the brain associated with executive function in adults are similarly recruited in children as young as 4 years, according to findings published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

SAN DIEGO – Regardless of dementia type, patients with nonamnestic symptoms showed a faster rate of functional decline than those amnestic symptoms, according to a study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Cognitive reserve acted as a protective factor that preserved executive function in older adults with benefits mitigated by depression level, according to a presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Occupational exposure to formaldehyde was detrimental to long-term cognitive function, according to results of a French cohort study published in Neurology.