Proxy-reported quality of life in adolescents and adults with dyskinetic cerebral palsy is associated with executive functions and cortical thickness

• Published in: Quality of life research Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 1209 - 1222
• Main Authors: Laporta-Hoyos, O., Ballester-Plané, J., Póo, P., Macaya, A., Meléndez-Plumed, M., Vázquez, E., Delgado, I., Zubiaurre-Elorza, L., Botellero, V. L., Narberhaus, A., Toro-Tamargo, E., Segarra, D., Pueyo, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer 01.05.2017; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Anatomy & physiology; Brain; Cerebral palsy; Cerebral Palsy - psychology; Child; CLINICAL AND POLICY APPLICATIONS; Cognition & reasoning; Communication; Executive function; Executive Function - physiology; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Intelligence; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Pediatrics; Psychology; Public Health; Quality of life; Quality of Life Research; Questionnaires; Sickness Impact Profile; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Sociology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teenagers; Young Adult; Cerebral palsy; Executive functions; Cortical thickness; Magnetic resonance imaging; Quality of life

Purpose Quality of life (QOL) is a key outcome for people with cerebral palsy (CP), and executive functioning is an important predictor of QOL in other health-related conditions. Little is known about this association in CP or about its neural substrate. We aim to analyze the influence of executive...