Describing the attention deficit profile of children with neurofibromatosis type 1 using a virtual classroom environment

Yafit Gilboa; Sara Rosenblum; Aviva Fattal-Valevski; Hagit Toledano-Alhadef; Albert Rizzo; Naomi Josman

doi:10.1109/ICVR.2011.5971826

Describing the attention deficit profile of children with neurofibromatosis type 1 using a virtual classroom environment

Yafit Gilboa, Sara Rosenblum, Aviva Fattal-Valevski, Hagit Toledano-Alhadef, Albert Rizzo, Naomi Josman

University of Haifa

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The objective of this study was to describe the nature of the attention deficits in children with NF1 in comparison with typically developed children using the Virtual Classroom (VC). Twenty nine NF1 children and 25 age-and gender-matched controls, aged 8 -16 were assessed in a VC. Parent ratings on the Conners' Parent Rating Scales-Revised; Long (CPRS-R:L) questionnaire was used to monitor for ADHD. Significant differences were found between the NF1 and control groups on the number of targets correctly identified and the number of commission errors in the VC, with NF1 children performing poorer (p#60; 0.005). Significant correlations were found between total correct hit and the cognitive problems/inattention scale and two indexes of the CPRS-R:L (the DSM-IV Symptom Subscales and on the ADHD Index). The attention profile of NF1 children include deficits in sustained attention and impulsivity. These results suggest that the VC is a sensitive and ecologically valid assessment tool to aid in the diagnosis of attention deficits among children with NF1

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICVR.2011.5971826
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011 - Zurich, Switzerland Duration: 27 Jun 2011 → 29 Jun 2011

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Name	2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011

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Conference	2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Zurich
Period	27/06/11 → 29/06/11

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SDG 4 Quality Education

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Attention Deficit
Children
Virtual Classroom

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Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Engineering

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Gilboa, Y., Rosenblum, S., Fattal-Valevski, A., Toledano-Alhadef, H., Rizzo, A., & Josman, N. (2011). Describing the attention deficit profile of children with neurofibromatosis type 1 using a virtual classroom environment. In 2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011 Article 5971826 (2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2011). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICVR.2011.5971826

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Describing the attention deficit profile of children with neurofibromatosis type 1 using a virtual classroom environment

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