hrp0086fc6.6 | Syndromes: Mechanisms and Management | ESPE2016

Social Cognition Skills and Face Perception in Turner Syndrome (TS)

Gepstein Vardit , Anaki David , Zadikov Tal , Hochberg Ze'ev

Background: Patients with TS frequently demonstrate impairments in social cognition difficulties, visual-spatial processing, face and emotion perception.Objective and hypotheses: We examined face perception in the context of perceptual visual dysfunctions and social cognition skills in TS.Method: 26 young women with TS on estrogen replacement therapy, and 26 control participants. They were tested on various cognitive and psychologi...