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Executive Function Disorder

MedGen UID:
473686
Concept ID:
C2748208
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Executive dysfunction; Executive function disorder

Definition

Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties that often occur in conjunction with frontal lobe disorders, including traumatic injury and dementia. It is also a feature of attention deficit disorder and other non-trauma-induced conditions. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExecutive Function Disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Smith PJ, Merwin RM
Annu Rev Med 2021 Jan 27;72:45-62. Epub 2020 Nov 30 doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-060619-022943. PMID: 33256493Free PMC Article
Weibel S, Menard O, Ionita A, Boumendjel M, Cabelguen C, Kraemer C, Micoulaud-Franchi JA, Bioulac S, Perroud N, Sauvaget A, Carton L, Gachet M, Lopez R
Encephale 2020 Feb;46(1):30-40. Epub 2019 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2019.06.005. PMID: 31610922
Arvanitakis Z, Shah RC, Bennett DA
JAMA 2019 Oct 22;322(16):1589-1599. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.4782. PMID: 31638686Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hoogers SE, Segers-van Rijn JMW, Wirtz PW, de Bruijn SFTM
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Dec;175:121-123. Epub 2018 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.09.040. PMID: 30399602
Koziol LF, Stout CE
Percept Mot Skills 1992 Dec;75(3 Pt 2):1187-92. doi: 10.2466/pms.1992.75.3f.1187. PMID: 1484785

Diagnosis

Hoogers SE, Segers-van Rijn JMW, Wirtz PW, de Bruijn SFTM
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Dec;175:121-123. Epub 2018 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.09.040. PMID: 30399602
Yasuda S, Yano H, Kimura A, Suzui N, Nakayama N, Shinoda J, Iwama T
World Neurosurg 2018 Nov;119:244-248. Epub 2018 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.027. PMID: 30114544
Fitzsimons MG, Brookman JC, Arnholz SH, Baker K
Acad Med 2016 Feb;91(2):210-4. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000854. PMID: 26244258
Pachalska M, Kurzbauer H, Talar J, MacQueen BD
Med Sci Monit 2002 Jan;8(1):CS1-9. PMID: 11782680
Koziol LF, Stout CE
Percept Mot Skills 1992 Dec;75(3 Pt 2):1187-92. doi: 10.2466/pms.1992.75.3f.1187. PMID: 1484785

Therapy

Sheetal S, Thomas R, Kumar AS, Tomy LG
J Postgrad Med 2020 Jul-Sep;66(3):162-164. doi: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_709_19. PMID: 32675453Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Hoogers SE, Segers-van Rijn JMW, Wirtz PW, de Bruijn SFTM
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Dec;175:121-123. Epub 2018 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.09.040. PMID: 30399602

Clinical prediction guides

Duval GT, Asfar M, Gautier J, Annweiler C
Maturitas 2023 Jul;173:16-19. Epub 2023 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2023.04.007. PMID: 37182386
Hoogers SE, Segers-van Rijn JMW, Wirtz PW, de Bruijn SFTM
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Dec;175:121-123. Epub 2018 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.09.040. PMID: 30399602

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