Visual function and neuropsychological profile in children with Cerebral Visual Impairment

This database includes the raw data linked with the paper “Visual function and neuropsychological profile in children with Cerebral Visual Impairment” published on “Children”.

In this paper, we aimed to a) describe the clinical and neuropsychological profiles b) to investigate the possible effects of visual functions on neuropsychological performance of a cohort of children diagnosed with CVI.

The first sheet of the spreadsheet includes data on medical history, visual functions neuropsychological evaluations of the 51 subjects included in the descriptive study. The second sheet includes data on visual functions and neuropsychological evalutations for correlation analyses. All the data, except for age, are encoded as reported in the third sheet.

Fifty-one children with CVI were included in the descriptive study, and 40 children were selected for the correlation analyses. For each participant, we collected data on neuropsychological assessment, basic visual functions, global development features.

Results showed that oculomotor dysfunction involving saccades and smooth pursuit may be a core symptom of CVI and might have a significant impact on cognitive visual and other neuropsychological abilities. Furthermore, visual acuity and contrast sensitivity may influence cognitive, cognitive visual and academic performances. Our findings suggest the importance of a comprehensive assessment of both visual and neuropsychological functions in children when CVI is suspected, to provide a more comprehensive functional profile and define the best habilitation strategy to sustain functional vision.