| Megalographia in children with cerebellar lesions and in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. | |
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PMID: 20480275 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Structural changes of the cerebellum have been reported in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in several studies. The cerebellum is a structure essential for motor coordination and motor learning. Beside behavioral deficits, children with ADHD often show slight motor abnormalities. In the present study, handwriting was examined in both children with ADHD and children with cerebellar lesions. By writing the same sentence several times, letter height increased in the ADHD and cerebellar groups but not in controls. Comparable disorders of handwriting in cerebellar and ADHD children support previous studies, which suggest a contribution of cerebellar dysfunction to motor abnormalities in ADHD. However, an involvement of non-cerebellar dysfunctions in ADHD cannot be excluded. |
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Authors:
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Markus Frings; Kristina Gaertner; Paul Buderath; Hanna Christiansen; Marcus Gerwig; Christoph Hein-Kropp; Beate Schoch; Johannes Hebebrand; Dagmar Timmann |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cerebellum (London, England) Volume: 9 ISSN: 1473-4230 ISO Abbreviation: Cerebellum Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-05 Completed Date: 2011-01-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101089443 Medline TA: Cerebellum Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 429-32 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122 Essen, Germany. markus.frings@uni-duisburg-essen.de |
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Adolescent Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / pathology*, physiopathology* Cerebellar Diseases / pathology*, physiopathology* Child Female Handwriting* Humans Male |
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