General cognitive index

Other intelligence tests were considered for use in the RUPP Autism Network studies, but were not chosen for various reasons (Arnold et al., 2000). The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) General Cognitive Index is not strictly comparable to an IQ,... 

General Cognitive Index (GCI) of the McCarthy Scales of Children s Abilities (to estimate cognitive ability) ... 

Note MSCA McCarthy scales of children s abilities. GCI, general cognitive index. UIE urinary iodine excretion at 12 weeks of gestation. TSH, thyrotropin. Bold typed numbers paired p < 0.05 for the difference between subgroups, a pg/l b mU/l. 

The figure shows that a normal General Cognitive Index requires adequate maternal iodine nutrition conditions and a thyroid function. CGI, General Cognitive Index. UIE, urine iodine excretion. TSH, serum thyrotropin. 

Figure 63.6 The figure shows cognitive skills in children of women with normal iodine nutrition status at early gestation, versus children of iodine-deficient mothers. Children of iodine-deficient mothers have poor cognitive performance compared to normal ones. CGI, General Cognitive Index.

The greatest deficits registered in the children of iodine-deficient pregnant women, in our moderately deficient area, are in the verbal subscale, and in the General Cognitive Index. The magnitude of this loss represents 10-11% of the adequately nourished children. 

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