[Cognitive evoked potentials in children: normal and abnormal development].
The first part of this review on event-related potentials (ERPs) in children summarizes the role of ERPs in the study of normal cognitive development. The ERPs vary both as a function of the age of the child and also as a function of the cognitive processes that are required by the tasks. Topographical studies allow one to identify cortical regions involved in specific cognitive processes, and monitor their age-related changes. The second part of this paper reviews two examples of abnormal cognitive development (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and childhood autism) where the ERPs allow a better understanding of the dysfunction underlying the observed cognitive disorders.
Inserm U 316, CHU Bretonneau, Tours, France.
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D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012016:Reference Values
Potentiels évoqués cognitifs chez l'enfant: développement normal et pathologique.