The objective of this research was to investigate impulsivity among children with dyslexia and comorbid dyslexia/ADHD. Children with these disorders, along with a non-ADHD/dyslexia sample, completed a self-report on impulsivity. Additionally, a specific impulsivity scale was completed by the children's parents and teachers. The analysis revealed a main effect for groups, indicating that children with dyslexia and comorbid dyslexia/ADHD reported more symptoms of impulsivity than normally achieving children. Furthermore, differences were identified between children with dyslexia and those in the comorbid dyslexia/ADHD group. Specifically, children with comorbid dyslexia/ADHD exhibited more impulsive behavior than children with dyslexia alone. Notably, there was a high level of consensus in ratingsof impulsivity between children and their teachers and parents.Keywords:dyslexia, ADHD, impulsivity

Introduction: Cognitive impairment is common finding in individuals with PTSD. Dysfunctional metacognitions in variety of anxiety disorders can represent generic vulnerability for anxiety disorders, as well as elements that contribute to maintaining the disorder. There is little empirical information about metacognition in war veterans with PTSD, and its relation to cognitive and/or social, occupational and psychological functioning. Aim: to determine the values and reciprocal correlations of different aspects of metacognition, with cognitive and global functioning in outpatient war veterans with PTSD. Methods: The study was conducted on 25 war veterans (24 male), with confirmed diagnosis of PTSD by a trained psychiatrist, average age 48,5±6,2 (38-63) years, with average duration of symptoms of 9,9±4,7 (0,5-16) years. We used the Metacognitions questionnaire, Mini Mental Status Examination, and Global Assessment of Functioning Scale to assess metacognition, cognitive impairment, and global functioning. Median values of Metacognitions questionnaire subcomponents, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale and Mini Mental Status Examination were determined, and also reciprocal correlations of all parameters expressed with Spearman Rank Correlation. Results: 12 patients (48%) had impaired cognitive function. Significant negative correlation of score on Mini Mental Status Examination, and negative beliefs about worry is observed (r=-0,4278, p=0,034), as well as non significant correlations between rest of metacognition subscales and score on Mini Mental Status Examination. Cognitive self-consciousness showed high positive correlation with Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (r =0,7436, p<0,0001). Conclusion: Follow up of metacognitions, cognitive and global functioning, and its relations, may have an important role in assessment of war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

UVOD: Poznato je da mnoge neuroloske bolesti, ukljucujuci i cerebrovaskularni inzult (CVI), dovode do porasta nivoa anksioznosti i depresivnosti, kao i smanjenja kognitivnog funkcionisanja. CILJ: je uporediti nivo kognitivnog funkcionisanja, anksioznosti, depresivnosti i beznadnosti pacijenata sa urednim neuroloskim nalazom lijecenih od CVI sa pacijentima lijecenim od anksiozno depresivnog poremecaja (ADP). METODE: Analiziran je 71 pacijent (40 ili 56% žena) sa dijagnostifikovanim CVI i urednim neuroloskim nalazom prosjecne dobi 60+-8,9 godina, prosjecnog perioda lijecenja 2+-3,2 godine. Drugu grupu ispitanika je cinilo 35 pacijenata (26 ili 74% žena) lijecenih od ADP prosjecne dobi 49,6+-12,3 godina sa prosjecnim periodom lijecenja 1,8 godina. U analizi su upotrijebljeni: Bekova skala anksioznosti (BAI), Bekova skala depresivnosti (BDI), Bekova skala beznadežnosti (BHS) i Mini pregled mentalnog statusa (MMS). REZULTATI: Prosjecan nivo depresivnosti mjeren sa BDI CVI grupe je bio 21,8+-11,6, dok je u grupi sa ADP iznosio 27,1+-11,8, sto je signifikantno vise (p=0,0317). Prosjecna stopa anksioznosti mjerena sa BAI ispitanika nakon CVI je iznosila 22+-10,7, dok je u grupi sa ADP iznosila signifikantno vise (p=0,0111) odnosno 27,9+-12. Prosjecan nivo beznadnosti u grupi sa CVI je bio7,4+-4,5, dok je u grupi sa ADP iznosio 7,1+-3,5, te nije bilo znacajne razlike među grupama (p=0,7368). Prosjecan nivo kognitivnog funkcionisanja mjeren sa MMS je iznosio 25,5+-2,9 u grupi pacijenata sa CVI, te 26,9+2,9, signifikantno vise (p=0,030), u grupi pacijenata sa ADP. ZAKLJUCAK: Pacijenti lijeceni od CVI sa urednim neuroloskim statusom imaju evidentne kognitivne i emocionalne smetnje. Nivoi anksioznosti, depresivnosti, no i kognitivnog funkcionisanmja su signifikantno manji kod ove grupe ispitanika poređeno sa pacijentima lijecenim od ADP. Ovo može imati uticaja na dalju dijagnosticku i terapijsku strategiju.

INTRODUCTION Aphasia is considered to be the most difficult disorders of speech-language communication, and is often companion by all forms of cerebrovascular disease. GOAL To determine the outcome of aphasia disorder a year after a stroke and stroke type influence on the outcome of aphasia disorders. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed one-year outcome of aphasia disorders in patients who had a first stroke. Patients were tested by a speech pathologist with the International test for aphasia, immediately after admission and one year after the stroke. All patients that were hospitalized during treatment had a speech therapy and only a small number of patients were realsed from hospital. RESULTS Out of 74 patients with aphasia who were discharged from hospital within one year 20 patients died and 2 patients did not respond to control clinical treatment review. Analysis of the remaining 52 respondents determined that out of the 10 patients with global aphasia 8 (80%) evolved into another aphasia syndrome, and two (20%) remained unchanged in form. In most cases, global aphasia was transformed in mixed non fluent aphasia (4 of 10 patients or 40%), and in two cases (20%) global aphasia was transformed in Broca aphasia. Broca aphasia (n = 20) in other forms evolved in 9 patients (45%), and 11 patients (55%) remained unchanged in form. Anomic aphasia had 11 patients (78.6%) which remained unchanged in form, while 3 (21.4%) evolved into an Alexia agraphia. Full recovery was noted in two patients (3.84%). Type of stroke did not affect the outcome of aphasia disorders. Out of the 52 analyzed patients after hospitalization, unfortunately, only 11 (21.2%) had some kind of speech pathology treatment after leaving the hospital. CONCLUSION One year after the stroke severe aphasia evolved into a lighter form in a significant number of patients. Most often anomic aphasia remained (34.6%), followed by Broca (25%) and Conductive aphasia (7.7%). Type of stroke does not affect the outcome of aphasia disorders. Unfortunately only a small number of patients (21.2%) continued with aphasia speech therapy after leaving the hospital.