Cognitive impairments in children with dyslexia

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This article presents a review of scientific publications dedicated to the role of genetic, neurobiological, psychological, and environmental factors in the etiology and pathogenesis of dyslexia. The paper outlines the results of neuropsychological and neurophysiological studies demonstrating impairment of certain higher mental functions in dyslexia, as well as the results of neuroimaging studies that have identified structural features of the brain characteristic of this disorder. Current understanding of the main neurocognitive deficits observed in dyslexia is described: impaired working memory, decreased information processing speed, and insufficient automation of new skills. The principles of dyslexia treatment and the potential use of Cereton in the combination therapy of this pathology are also discussed.

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Leonid S. Chutko

“Doctrina” LLC; Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia

Author for correspondence.
Email: chutko5@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1065-9859
Russian Federation, Build. 2, 33 Kolomyazhskiy Prospekt, Saint Petersburg 197341; 2 Litovskaya St., Saint Petersburg 194100

S. Yu. Surushkina

“Doctrina” LLC

Email: chutko5@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9510-7182
Russian Federation, Build. 2, 33 Kolomyazhskiy Prospekt, Saint Petersburg 197341

E. A. Yakovenko

“Doctrina” LLC

Email: chutko5@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7249-3332
Russian Federation, Build. 2, 33 Kolomyazhskiy Prospekt, Saint Petersburg 197341

L. V. Shcheglova

Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: chutko5@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1059-4610
Russian Federation, 2 Litovskaya St., Saint Petersburg 194100

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