Developmental trajectories of executive functions in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome / J. MAEDER in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 8-1 (December 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 8-1 (December 2016) . - p.10 Titre : Developmental trajectories of executive functions in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : J. MAEDER, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; M. BOSTELMANN, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; S. MENGHETTI, Auteur ; M. SCHAER, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.10 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : 22q11.2 deletion syndrome  Adaptive functioning  Development  Executive functions Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is a genetic disorder associated with a specific cognitive profile. Higher-order cognitive skills like executive functions (EF) are reported as a relative weakness in this population. The present study aimed to delineate the developmental trajectories of multiple EF domains in a longitudinal sample using a broader age range than previous studies. Given the high incidence of psychotic symptoms in 22q11.2DS, we also compared the development of EF in participants with/without comorbid psychotic symptoms. Given the importance of EF in daily life, the third aim of the study was to characterize the link between EF and adaptive functioning. METHODS: The sample consisted of 95 individuals with 22q11.2DS and 100 typically developing controls aged 6-26 years. A large proportion of the sample (55.38 %) had multiple time points available. Between-group differences in the developmental trajectories of three subdomains of EF (verbal fluency, working memory, and inhibition) were examined using mixed models regression analyses. Analyses were repeated comparing only the 22q11.2DS group based on the presence/absence of psychotic symptoms to investigate the influence of executive dysfunction on the emergence of psychotic symptoms. Hierarchical stepwise regression analyses were also conducted to investigate the predictive value of EF on adaptive functioning. RESULTS: We observed lower performance on EF domains, as well as atypical development of working memory and verbal fluency. Participants who presented with negative symptoms exhibited different developmental trajectories of inhibition and working memory. Adaptive functioning level was not significantly predicted by EF scores. CONCLUSIONS: The present study highlighted domain-specific atypical trajectories of EF in individuals with 22q11.DS and explored the link with psychotic symptoms. However, no relation between EF and adaptive functioning was observed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-016-9141-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=348 [article] Developmental trajectories of executive functions in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / J. MAEDER, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; M. BOSTELMANN, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; S. MENGHETTI, Auteur ; M. SCHAER, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur . - p.10. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 8-1 (December 2016) . - p.10 Mots-clés : 22q11.2 deletion syndrome  Adaptive functioning  Development  Executive functions Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is a genetic disorder associated with a specific cognitive profile. Higher-order cognitive skills like executive functions (EF) are reported as a relative weakness in this population. The present study aimed to delineate the developmental trajectories of multiple EF domains in a longitudinal sample using a broader age range than previous studies. Given the high incidence of psychotic symptoms in 22q11.2DS, we also compared the development of EF in participants with/without comorbid psychotic symptoms. Given the importance of EF in daily life, the third aim of the study was to characterize the link between EF and adaptive functioning. METHODS: The sample consisted of 95 individuals with 22q11.2DS and 100 typically developing controls aged 6-26 years. A large proportion of the sample (55.38 %) had multiple time points available. Between-group differences in the developmental trajectories of three subdomains of EF (verbal fluency, working memory, and inhibition) were examined using mixed models regression analyses. Analyses were repeated comparing only the 22q11.2DS group based on the presence/absence of psychotic symptoms to investigate the influence of executive dysfunction on the emergence of psychotic symptoms. Hierarchical stepwise regression analyses were also conducted to investigate the predictive value of EF on adaptive functioning. RESULTS: We observed lower performance on EF domains, as well as atypical development of working memory and verbal fluency. Participants who presented with negative symptoms exhibited different developmental trajectories of inhibition and working memory. Adaptive functioning level was not significantly predicted by EF scores. CONCLUSIONS: The present study highlighted domain-specific atypical trajectories of EF in individuals with 22q11.DS and explored the link with psychotic symptoms. However, no relation between EF and adaptive functioning was observed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-016-9141-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=348

Face processing in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: atypical development and visual scanning alterations / A. ZAHARIA in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 10-1 (December 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 10-1 (December 2018) . - 26 p. Titre : Face processing in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: atypical development and visual scanning alterations Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : A. ZAHARIA, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; M. FRANCHINI, Auteur ; S. MENGHETTI, Auteur ; M. SCHAER, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : 26 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Configural face processing  Eye-tracking  Featural face processing  Neurodevelopmental disorders  Social difficulties Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Previous research links social difficulties to atypical face exploration in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS). Two types of face processing are distinguished: configural (CFP) and featural (FFP). CFP develops later in life and plays an important role in face and emotion recognition abilities. Recent studies reported atypical development of CFP in several neurodevelopmental disorders. Taking previous reports of atypical face exploration one step further, our study aims at characterizing face processing in children and adolescents with 22q11.2DS. First, we sought to identify biases in the first two fixation positions on faces and to detect differences between CFP and FFP in 22q11.2DS using eye-tracking technology. Second, we investigated the developmental trajectories of CFP and FFP using accuracy data from follow-up evaluation. METHODS: Seventy-five individuals with 22q11.2DS and 84 typically developed (TD) individuals (aged 6-21 years) completed a discrimination task ("Jane task") inducing CFP and FFP in an eye-tracking setting. Thirty-six individuals with 22q11DS and 30 TD from our sample completed a longitudinal follow-up evaluation. RESULTS: Findings revealed that individuals with 22q11.2DS demonstrate an early bias toward the mouth region during the initial fixations on the faces and reduced flexibility exploration of the faces, with a reduced number of transitions between faces and longer fixations compared to the TD group. Further, scanpaths did not differ between CFP and FFP in the 22q11.2DS group. Longitudinal analysis of accuracy data provided evidence for atypical development of CFP in 22q11.2DS. CONCLUSIONS: The current study brings new evidence of altered face exploration in 22q11.2DS and identifies developmental mechanisms that may contribute to difficulties impacting social interactions in the syndrome. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-018-9245-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=386 [article] Face processing in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: atypical development and visual scanning alterations [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / A. ZAHARIA, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; M. FRANCHINI, Auteur ; S. MENGHETTI, Auteur ; M. SCHAER, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur . - 2018 . - 26 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 10-1 (December 2018) . - 26 p. Mots-clés : Configural face processing  Eye-tracking  Featural face processing  Neurodevelopmental disorders  Social difficulties Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Previous research links social difficulties to atypical face exploration in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS). Two types of face processing are distinguished: configural (CFP) and featural (FFP). CFP develops later in life and plays an important role in face and emotion recognition abilities. Recent studies reported atypical development of CFP in several neurodevelopmental disorders. Taking previous reports of atypical face exploration one step further, our study aims at characterizing face processing in children and adolescents with 22q11.2DS. First, we sought to identify biases in the first two fixation positions on faces and to detect differences between CFP and FFP in 22q11.2DS using eye-tracking technology. Second, we investigated the developmental trajectories of CFP and FFP using accuracy data from follow-up evaluation. METHODS: Seventy-five individuals with 22q11.2DS and 84 typically developed (TD) individuals (aged 6-21 years) completed a discrimination task ("Jane task") inducing CFP and FFP in an eye-tracking setting. Thirty-six individuals with 22q11DS and 30 TD from our sample completed a longitudinal follow-up evaluation. RESULTS: Findings revealed that individuals with 22q11.2DS demonstrate an early bias toward the mouth region during the initial fixations on the faces and reduced flexibility exploration of the faces, with a reduced number of transitions between faces and longer fixations compared to the TD group. Further, scanpaths did not differ between CFP and FFP in the 22q11.2DS group. Longitudinal analysis of accuracy data provided evidence for atypical development of CFP in 22q11.2DS. CONCLUSIONS: The current study brings new evidence of altered face exploration in 22q11.2DS and identifies developmental mechanisms that may contribute to difficulties impacting social interactions in the syndrome. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-018-9245-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=386

Regional cortical volumes and congenital heart disease: a MRI study in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome / M. SCHAER in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2-4 (December 2010)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 2-4 (December 2010) . - p.224-234 Titre : Regional cortical volumes and congenital heart disease: a MRI study in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : M. SCHAER, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; M. C. OTTET, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; M. BACH CUADRA, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; J. P. THIRAN, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.224-234 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) who survive surgery often present impaired neurodevelopment and qualitative brain anomalies. However, the impact of CHD on total or regional brain volumes only received little attention. We address this question in a sample of patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), a neurogenetic condition frequently associated with CHD. Sixty-one children, adolescents, and young adults with confirmed 22q11.2 deletion were included, as well as 80 healthy participants matched for age and gender. Subsequent subdivision of the patients group according to CHD yielded a subgroup of 27 patients with normal cardiac status and a subgroup of 26 patients who underwent cardiac surgery during their first years of life (eight patients with unclear status were excluded). Regional cortical volumes were extracted using an automated method and the association between regional cortical volumes, and CHD was examined within a three-condition fixed factor. Robust protection against type I error used Bonferroni correction. Smaller total cerebral volumes were observed in patients with CHD compared to both patients without CHD and controls. The pattern of bilateral regional reductions associated with CHD encompassed the superior parietal region, the precuneus, the fusiform gyrus, and the anterior cingulate cortex. Within patients, a significant reduction in the left parahippocampal, the right middle temporal, and the left superior frontal gyri was associated with CHD. The present results of global and regional volumetric reductions suggest a role for disturbed hemodynamic in the pathophysiology of brain alterations in patients with neurodevelopmental disease and cardiac malformations. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11689-010-9061-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=342 [article] Regional cortical volumes and congenital heart disease: a MRI study in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / M. SCHAER, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; M. C. OTTET, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; M. BACH CUADRA, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; J. P. THIRAN, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur . - p.224-234. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 2-4 (December 2010) . - p.224-234 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) who survive surgery often present impaired neurodevelopment and qualitative brain anomalies. However, the impact of CHD on total or regional brain volumes only received little attention. We address this question in a sample of patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), a neurogenetic condition frequently associated with CHD. Sixty-one children, adolescents, and young adults with confirmed 22q11.2 deletion were included, as well as 80 healthy participants matched for age and gender. Subsequent subdivision of the patients group according to CHD yielded a subgroup of 27 patients with normal cardiac status and a subgroup of 26 patients who underwent cardiac surgery during their first years of life (eight patients with unclear status were excluded). Regional cortical volumes were extracted using an automated method and the association between regional cortical volumes, and CHD was examined within a three-condition fixed factor. Robust protection against type I error used Bonferroni correction. Smaller total cerebral volumes were observed in patients with CHD compared to both patients without CHD and controls. The pattern of bilateral regional reductions associated with CHD encompassed the superior parietal region, the precuneus, the fusiform gyrus, and the anterior cingulate cortex. Within patients, a significant reduction in the left parahippocampal, the right middle temporal, and the left superior frontal gyri was associated with CHD. The present results of global and regional volumetric reductions suggest a role for disturbed hemodynamic in the pathophysiology of brain alterations in patients with neurodevelopmental disease and cardiac malformations. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11689-010-9061-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=342

Understanding others: a pilot investigation of cognitive and affective facets of social cognition in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) / D. BADOUD in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 9-1 (December 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 9-1 (December 2017) . - p.35 Titre : Understanding others: a pilot investigation of cognitive and affective facets of social cognition in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : D. BADOUD, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; S. MENGHETTI, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.35 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : 22q11.2 deletion syndrome  Adolescence  Emotion recognition  Perspective taking  Psychosis  Social cognition  Social functioning  Theory of mind Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Although significant impairments in the affective and cognitive facets of social cognition have been highlighted in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) in previous studies, these domains have never been investigated simultaneously within the same group of participants. Furthermore, despite theoretical evidence, associations between these two processes and schizotypal symptoms or social difficulties in this population have been scarcely examined. METHODS: Twenty-nine participants with 22q11DS and 27 typically developing controls (N = 5 siblings; N = 22 unrelated controls) aged between 11 and 21 years participated in the study. Both groups were matched for age and gender distribution. Two computerized social cognition tasks evaluating perspective and emotion recognition abilities were administered to all participants. The levels of schizotypal trait expression and social functioning were further investigated in both groups, based on a validated self-report questionnaire (Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire) and parental interview (Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales). RESULTS: Participants with 22q11DS exhibited lower perspective-taking and emotion recognition capacities than typically developing controls. The two socio-cognitive dimensions investigated here were further correlated in healthy controls. The efficiency of perspective-taking processes (response time) was marginally related to the degree of schizotypal trait expression in patients with 22q11DS. CONCLUSIONS: This study first provides support for significant deficits in two core facets of social cognition in 22q11DS. The associations observed between the experimental tasks and measures of social functioning or schizotypal symptoms in 22q11DS open promising research avenue, which should be more deeply investigated in future studies. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-017-9216-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=350 [article] Understanding others: a pilot investigation of cognitive and affective facets of social cognition in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / D. BADOUD, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; S. MENGHETTI, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur . - p.35. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 9-1 (December 2017) . - p.35 Mots-clés : 22q11.2 deletion syndrome  Adolescence  Emotion recognition  Perspective taking  Psychosis  Social cognition  Social functioning  Theory of mind Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Although significant impairments in the affective and cognitive facets of social cognition have been highlighted in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) in previous studies, these domains have never been investigated simultaneously within the same group of participants. Furthermore, despite theoretical evidence, associations between these two processes and schizotypal symptoms or social difficulties in this population have been scarcely examined. METHODS: Twenty-nine participants with 22q11DS and 27 typically developing controls (N = 5 siblings; N = 22 unrelated controls) aged between 11 and 21 years participated in the study. Both groups were matched for age and gender distribution. Two computerized social cognition tasks evaluating perspective and emotion recognition abilities were administered to all participants. The levels of schizotypal trait expression and social functioning were further investigated in both groups, based on a validated self-report questionnaire (Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire) and parental interview (Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales). RESULTS: Participants with 22q11DS exhibited lower perspective-taking and emotion recognition capacities than typically developing controls. The two socio-cognitive dimensions investigated here were further correlated in healthy controls. The efficiency of perspective-taking processes (response time) was marginally related to the degree of schizotypal trait expression in patients with 22q11DS. CONCLUSIONS: This study first provides support for significant deficits in two core facets of social cognition in 22q11DS. The associations observed between the experimental tasks and measures of social functioning or schizotypal symptoms in 22q11DS open promising research avenue, which should be more deeply investigated in future studies. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-017-9216-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=350

Visual memory profile in 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome: are there differences in performance and neurobiological substrates between tasks linked to ventral and dorsal visual brain structures? A cross-sectional and longitudinal study / M. BOSTELMANN in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 8-1 (December 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 8-1 (December 2016) . - p.41 Titre : Visual memory profile in 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome: are there differences in performance and neurobiological substrates between tasks linked to ventral and dorsal visual brain structures? A cross-sectional and longitudinal study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : M. BOSTELMANN, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; M. C. PADULA, Auteur ; J. MAEDER, Auteur ; M. SCHAER, Auteur ; E. SCARIATI, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; S. MENGHETTI, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.41 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : 22q11.2 deletion syndrome  Dorsal stream vulnerability hypothesis  Visual cognitive development  Visual memory Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Children affected by the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) have a specific neuropsychological profile with strengths and weaknesses in several cognitive domains. Specifically, previous evidence has shown that patients with 22q11.2DS have more difficulties memorizing faces and visual-object characteristics of stimuli. In contrast, they have better performance in visuo-spatial memory tasks. The first focus of this study was to replicate these results in a larger sample of patients affected with 22q11.2DS and using a range of memory tasks. Moreover, we analyzed if the deficits were related to brain morphology in the structures typically underlying these abilities (ventral and dorsal visual streams). Finally, since the longitudinal development of visual memory is not clearly characterized in 22q11.2DS, we investigated its evolution from childhood to adolescence. METHODS: Seventy-one patients with 22q11.2DS and 49 control individuals aged between 9 and 16 years completed the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) and specific subtests assessing visual memory from the Children's Memory Scale (CMS). The BVRT was used to compute spatial and object memory errors. For the CMS, specific subtests were classified into ventral, dorsal, and mixed subtests. Longitudinal data were obtained from a subset of 26 patients and 22 control individuals. RESULTS: Cross-sectional results showed that patients with 22q11.2DS were impaired in all visual memory measures, with stronger deficits in visual-object memory and memory of faces, compared to visuo-spatial memory. No correlations between morphological brain impairments and visual memory were found in patients with 22q11.2DS. Longitudinal findings revealed that participants with 22q11.2DS made more object memory errors than spatial memory errors at baseline. This difference was no longer significant at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with 22q11.2DS have impairments in visual memory abilities, with more pronounced difficulties in memorizing faces and visual-object characteristics. From childhood to adolescence, the visual cognitive profile of patients with 22q11.2DS seems globally stable even though some processes show an evolution with time. We hope that our results will help clinicians and caregivers to better understand the memory difficulties of young individuals with 22q11.2DS. This has a particular importance at school to facilitate recommendations concerning intervention strategies for these young patients. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-016-9174-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=349 [article] Visual memory profile in 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome: are there differences in performance and neurobiological substrates between tasks linked to ventral and dorsal visual brain structures? A cross-sectional and longitudinal study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / M. BOSTELMANN, Auteur ; M. SCHNEIDER, Auteur ; M. C. PADULA, Auteur ; J. MAEDER, Auteur ; M. SCHAER, Auteur ; E. SCARIATI, Auteur ; M. DEBBANE, Auteur ; B. GLASER, Auteur ; S. MENGHETTI, Auteur ; S. ELIEZ, Auteur . - p.41. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 8-1 (December 2016) . - p.41 Mots-clés : 22q11.2 deletion syndrome  Dorsal stream vulnerability hypothesis  Visual cognitive development  Visual memory Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Children affected by the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) have a specific neuropsychological profile with strengths and weaknesses in several cognitive domains. Specifically, previous evidence has shown that patients with 22q11.2DS have more difficulties memorizing faces and visual-object characteristics of stimuli. In contrast, they have better performance in visuo-spatial memory tasks. The first focus of this study was to replicate these results in a larger sample of patients affected with 22q11.2DS and using a range of memory tasks. Moreover, we analyzed if the deficits were related to brain morphology in the structures typically underlying these abilities (ventral and dorsal visual streams). Finally, since the longitudinal development of visual memory is not clearly characterized in 22q11.2DS, we investigated its evolution from childhood to adolescence. METHODS: Seventy-one patients with 22q11.2DS and 49 control individuals aged between 9 and 16 years completed the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) and specific subtests assessing visual memory from the Children's Memory Scale (CMS). The BVRT was used to compute spatial and object memory errors. For the CMS, specific subtests were classified into ventral, dorsal, and mixed subtests. Longitudinal data were obtained from a subset of 26 patients and 22 control individuals. RESULTS: Cross-sectional results showed that patients with 22q11.2DS were impaired in all visual memory measures, with stronger deficits in visual-object memory and memory of faces, compared to visuo-spatial memory. No correlations between morphological brain impairments and visual memory were found in patients with 22q11.2DS. Longitudinal findings revealed that participants with 22q11.2DS made more object memory errors than spatial memory errors at baseline. This difference was no longer significant at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with 22q11.2DS have impairments in visual memory abilities, with more pronounced difficulties in memorizing faces and visual-object characteristics. From childhood to adolescence, the visual cognitive profile of patients with 22q11.2DS seems globally stable even though some processes show an evolution with time. We hope that our results will help clinicians and caregivers to better understand the memory difficulties of young individuals with 22q11.2DS. This has a particular importance at school to facilitate recommendations concerning intervention strategies for these young patients. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-016-9174-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=349

Visuospatial working memory in children and adolescents with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome; an fMRI study / R. AZUMA in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 1-1 (March 2009)  

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