Attention and motor profiles in children with developmental coordination disorder: A neuropsychological and neuroimaging investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to (1) quantify attention and executive functioning in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), (2) assess whether some children with DCD are more likely to show attention difficulties, and (3) characterize brain correlates of motor and attention deficits.

Method

Fifty-three children (36 with DCD and 17 without) aged 8 to 10 years underwent T1-weighted and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, and standardized attention and motor assessments. Parents completed questionnaires of executive functioning and symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity. We assessed regional cortical thickness and surface area, and cerebellar, callosal, and primary motor tract structure.

Results

Analyses of covariance and one-sample t-tests identif

SUBMITTER: Bonthrone AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952571 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature