Neurocognitive Dysfunction

For infants with Down syndrome, early intervention to address obstructive sleep apnea may lead to better cognitive and behavioral outcomes at 36 months, according to new research from The Lancet.

Among Hispanic women, gestational hypertension was associated with decreased processing speed and executive functioning after age 45 years, according to results of an analysis published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

NEW ORLEANS — Cumulative anesthesia exposure appeared associated with impairments in neurocognitive function among children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Published results showed military cadets and athletes who reported a history of undiagnosed concussions had greater baseline symptom severity scores and psychological distress, as well as worse neurocognitive outcomes.

In a new study, survival of ICU hospitalization for acute respiratory failure and discharge without severe cognitive dysfunction in early childhood was associated with significantly lower subsequent IQ scores compared with matched siblings.

Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for neurocognitive decline later in life related to the disease and treatment, a complication that may become more common as cancer treatments improve and more survivors reach adulthood.

Treatment-associated frailty appeared associated with neurocognitive declines among a cohort of young-adult cancer survivors, according to study findings from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Overweight and obesity appeared significantly associated with neurocognitive impairment during long-term follow-up of individuals who received chemotherapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a study published in Cancer.

Adults with congenital heart disease demonstrated poorer neurocognitive function compared with those without it, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.