executive dysfunction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexecutiveanddysfunction
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executive
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪɡˈzek.jə.tɪv/us/ɪɡˈzek.jə.t̬ɪv/
relating to making decisions and managing businesses, or suitable for people with important jobs ...
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dysfunction
noun[C]
uk/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
a problem or fault in a part of the body or ...
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(Definition ofexecutiveanddysfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If the results indicate neither memory nor symbolic play deficits, then further consideration of theexecutivedysfunctionhypothesis is warranted.
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However, medial frontal lesions were related toexecutivedysfunction, not empathic deficit.
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Frontostriatal impairment is further suggested by more subtle indices ofexecutivedysfunctionin preterm children during adolescence.
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Uneven understanding of mind and emotion andexecutivedysfunctionin "hard to manage" preschoolers.
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Evaluating the theory ofexecutivedysfunctionin autism.
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The deficit is mainly subcortical, involvingexecutivedysfunction, depression and anxiety.
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Population surveys show that the core features of all these syndromes are psychomotor slowing andexecutivedysfunction.
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Executivedysfunctionas potential markers of familial vulnerability to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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More important to the current discussion, initiating joint attention bids, but not requesting behaviors, predictedexecutivedysfunctionscores (a measure of response perseveration).
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Both emerged as probable determinants ofexecutivedysfunctionin a small number of comparisons.
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Theexecutivedysfunctionaccount of autism has been formulated largely as an alternative to the theory of mind hypothesis.
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Early attentional problems that preceded unipolar depression or no mood disorder were not associated withexecutivedysfunction.
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Learning disabilities andexecutivedysfunctionin boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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However, it is unclear whetherexecutivedysfunctionprecedes the diagnosis of bipolar illness, or develops subsequent to its onset.
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Recent studies have attempted to better define theexecutivedysfunctionin older individuals with autism.
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Vascular disconnection of these striatofrontal areas producesexecutivedysfunctionand changes in mood regulation.
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We hypothesized thatexecutivedysfunctioncan also significantly predict the course within a longer follow-up period.
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As outlined above,executivedysfunctionis a prominent feature, with mental slowing and difficulties with complex tasks.
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Thus, one cannot conclude from the present study that individuals who developed bipolar disorder suffer from broad-basedexecutivedysfunction, but rather more circumscribed deficits.
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