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Social skills and psychopathology are associated with autonomic function in children: a cross-sectional observational study

01 Apr 2022-Neural Regeneration Research (Medknow Publications)-Vol. 17, Iss: 4, pp 920-928
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the association between autonomic nervous system (ANS), social skills, and psychopathological functioning in children and found that HRV parameters may reflect a neurobiological vulnerability to psychopathology.
About: This article is published in Neural Regeneration Research.The article was published on 2022-04-01. It has received 3 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Psychopathology & Psychosocial.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured general intelligence (WPPSI-III or WISC-IV) and neuropsychological functioning (language, attention, memory, executive functions, social skills, and visual motor abilities), and administered questionnaires to their parents on the children's psychopathological profiles and parental stress.
Abstract: Background. Data on long-term outcomes in the era before therapeutic hypothermia (TH) showed a higher incidence of cognitive problems. Since the introduction of TH, data on its results are limited. Methods. Our sample population consisted of 40 children with a history of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with TH, with an average age of 6.25 years (range 5.5, 7.33), 24 (60%) males; and 33 peers with an average age of 8.8 years (6.08, 9.41), 17 (51%) males. Long-term follow-up data belong to two centers in Padova and Torino. We measured general intelligence (WPPSI-III or WISC-IV) and neuropsychological functioning (language, attention, memory, executive functions, social skills, visual motor abilities). We also administered questionnaires to their parents on the children’s psychopathological profiles and parental stress. Results. We found differences between groups in several cognitive and neuropsychological domains: intelligence, visuomotor skills, executive functions, and attention. Interestingly, IQ test results effectively differentiated between the groups (HIE vs. controls). Furthermore, the incidence of psychopathology appears to be significantly higher in children with HIE (35%) than in control peers (12%). Conclusions. Our study supports previous findings on a higher incidence of neuropsychological, cognitive, and psychopathological sequelae after HIE treated with TH. As hypothesized, TH does not appear to ameliorate the outcome after neonatal HIE in those children who survive without major sequelae.

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TL;DR: In this article , the prefrontal cortex and the limbic system play a central role in regulating both the autonomic and the endocrine systems, their joint functioning is hypothesized to provide information about the potential development of internalizing symptoms throughout adolescence, notably in the preclinical stage.
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TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examined the psychopathological outcome following preterm birth and admission to neonatal intensive care in young adults without major neurodevelopmental and psychopathological problems that emerged during childhood, and found a significantly higher prevalence of psychopathology at MINI score (22.5% vs. 4.2%).