[Patho- and neuropsychological monitoring in disorders of psychoneurological development by using testing and...

Area of Science:

• Neuroscience
• Developmental Psychology
• Medical Informatics

Background:

• The Moscow Therapeutical Research Center for Prevention and Treatment of Mental and Nervous Disability employs advanced diagnostic tools.
• Current diagnostic methods require a comprehensive approach to child development.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe computer-aided testing diagnostic systems based on a complex factorial approach.
• To evaluate the system's ability to assess higher mental functions and track developmental changes.

Main Methods:

• Utilizing a complex factorial approach that considers developmental vectors (motor, perceptive, intellectual, communicative).
• Implementing computer-aided testing for diagnostics.

Main Results:

• The system establishes the current level of basic higher mental functions.
• The approach allows for the determination of treatment-induced developmental changes.
• Prognosis of developmental trajectories is enabled.

Conclusions:

• The described computer-aided diagnostic systems effectively assess child development.
• The complex factorial approach provides valuable insights into treatment efficacy and prognosis for mental and nervous disabilities.