The crucial role of the predictability of motor response in visuomotor deficits in very preterm children at school age

Autor: Cor J J Stoof, Niels Smits, Jaap Oosterlaan, Jan P. Piek, Harrie N. Lafeber, Ruurd M. van Elburg, Jorrit F. de Kieviet, Christiaan J.A. Geldof
Přispěvatelé: Pediatric surgery, ICaR - Circulation and metabolism, EMGO - Mental health, MOVE Research Institute, Other departments
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 55(7), 624-630. Wiley-Blackwell
Developmental medicine and child neurology, 55(7), 624-630. Wiley-Blackwell
de Kieviet, J F, Stoof, C J J, Geldof, C J A, Smits, N, Piek, J P, Lafeber, H N, van Elburg, R M & Oosterlaan, J 2013, ' The crucial role of the predictability of motor response in visuomotor deficits in very preterm children at school age ', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 624-630 . https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12125
ISSN: 0012-1622
Popis: Aim We aimed to clarify the underpinnings of widespread visuomotor deficits in very preterm children. Method Fifty-eight very preterm children (26 males, 32 females; mean [SD] age 7y 6mo [5mo], gestational age 29.2wks [1.6]; birthweight 1237g [336]), recruited from a tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit, and 64 age-matched, comparison children born at term (28 males, 36 females; mean age [SD] 7y 8mo [7mo]) participated. IQ was measured using a short form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (3rd edition). A research diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) was defined as a score below the 15th centile on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. Visuomotor performance was assessed using a computerized task, in which children followed a predictable (structured condition) or an unpredictable (non-structured condition) trail on a touch screen using their index finger. Results Forty-six per cent of the very preterm children had a research diagnosis of DCD, compared with 16% of children born at term (p
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