Developmental Motor Profile in Preschool Children with Primary Stereotypic Movement Disorder
Joint Authors
Valente, Francesca
Pesola, Chiara
Baglioni, Valentina
Teresa Giannini, Maria
Chiarotti, Flavia
Caravale, Barbara
Cardona, Francesco
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
Different neuropsychological dysfunctions have been described in children with primary Stereotypic Movement Disorder (SMD), mainly attention or motor coordination problems.
Up to now with no study has evaluated psychomotor functions in preschoolers primary SMD.
The aim of this observational study was to gather information on the motor profiles of SMD patients in this age range in comparison with typically developing children.
Patients and Methods.
Twenty-six children (four girls) aged 36 to 76 months (mean= 53 ±10) with primary SMD were assessed by a structured evaluation including the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2), the Beery-Buktenica Developmental test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI), the Repetitive Behaviour Scale-Revised (RBS-R), the Motor Severity Stereotypy Scale (MSSS), and the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL).
The diagnoses of Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder were exclusion criteria from the study.
A comparison group of twenty-seven (four girls) typically developing children without stereotypies aged 36 to 59 months (mean= 48 ±7) was also examined.
Results.
The MABC–2 total score was lower than 15th percentile in fifteen children with SMD (58%); the worst performances were observed in Balance and Manual Dexterity subtests.
The motor coordination score of VMI was lower than 15th percentile in ten children (38%).
The majority of the children with low scores at MABC-2 also had low scores at the motor coordination subscale of VMI.
MABC-2 standard scores of the clinical group were significantly lower than those of controls on MABC-2 Total, Balance, and Ball Skills subtests.
Conclusion.
The finding of widespread dysfunction of gross and fine motor abilities in preschoolers with primary SMD seems to delineate a peculiar phenotype and could provide new approaches to the management of this neurodevelopment disorder.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Valente, Francesca& Pesola, Chiara& Baglioni, Valentina& Teresa Giannini, Maria& Chiarotti, Flavia& Caravale, Barbara…[et al.]. 2019. Developmental Motor Profile in Preschool Children with Primary Stereotypic Movement Disorder. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123345
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Valente, Francesca…[et al.]. Developmental Motor Profile in Preschool Children with Primary Stereotypic Movement Disorder. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123345
American Medical Association (AMA)
Valente, Francesca& Pesola, Chiara& Baglioni, Valentina& Teresa Giannini, Maria& Chiarotti, Flavia& Caravale, Barbara…[et al.]. Developmental Motor Profile in Preschool Children with Primary Stereotypic Movement Disorder. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123345
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1123345