background: children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/developmental coordination disorder (adhd/dcd) suffer from problems associated with gross and fine motor skills. there is no effective pharmacological therapy for such patients. we aimed to assess the impact of methylphenidate (mph) on motor performance of children with adhd/dcd. methods: in this double-blind placebo-controlled,...

BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to determine the association between poor developmental attainment (PDA) and biological, home environment and socio-demographic factors in a population-based sample of Canadian children. METHODS Cross-sectional data from two cycles (1994/95 and 1996/97) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth were used. Children aged 1-5 years were includ...

how to cite this article: keihanidoust z, shariat m, rahimian e, tehrani f, saddighi gh. comparative evaluation between diameter difference of the thumb and asymmetry of lateral cerebral ventricles in children with developmental delay: a  new finding. iran j child neurol. summer 2015;9(3):9-12. abstract objective anthropometry (measurement of body dimensions) has been used for clinical diagnosi...

objective in this article, a motor skill disorder called developmental coordination disorder (dcd), that is usually first diagnosed during childhood, is explained and discussed. in the year 1987, dcd was formally recognized as a distinct disorder in children by the american psychiatric association  (apa). dcd is a generalized term for the children who have some degrees of impairment in the deve...

An unavoidable reciprocal influence characterizes the mother-child dyad. Within this relationship, the presence of depression, somatization, hostility, paranoid ideation, and interpersonal sensitivity symptoms at a subclinical level and their possible input on infant motor competences has not been yet considered. Bearing in mind that motor abilities represent not only an indicator of the infant...

PURPOSE To assess communication skills in children with spastic diplegia. METHODS The study included 20 subjects, 10 preschool children with spastic diplegia and 10 typical matched according to gender, mental age, and socioeconomic status. Assessment procedures were the following: interviews with parents, Stanford - Binet method, Gross Motor Function Classification System, Observing the Commu...

BACKGROUND It is difficult to engage young children with cerebral palsy (CP) in repetitive, tedious therapy. As such, there is a need for innovative approaches and tools to motivate these children. We developed the low-cost, computer game-based rehabilitation platform CGR that combines fine manipulation and gross movement exercises with attention and planning game activities appropriate for you...

fundamental motor skills are the bases of special motor skills. in addition tomaturation, environmental promotion can influence these skills. the aim of thisstudy was to investigate and compare the effect of developmental gymnasticinstructional program and spark motor program as motor experiences onfundamental motor skills development in children aged between 6 and 8. for thispurpose, 120 child...