Differential motor alterations in children with three types of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

作者：Poblano Adrian^*; Luna Belinda; Reynoso Cesar

来源：Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2014, 72(11): 856-861.

DOI：10.1590/0004-282X20140147

• attention deficit disorder
• motor development
• inattention
• hyperactivity
• bruininks-oseretsky test

Objective: To determine frequency of motor alterations in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: We evaluated 19 children aged 7-12 years with ADHD classified in three sub-types: Combined (ADHD-C), with Inattention (ADHD-I), and with Hyperactivity (ADHD-H). Controls were age-and gender matched healthy children. We utilized Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) for measuring motor skills. Results: We observed differences between children with ADHD and controls in BOTMP general score and in static coordination, dynamic general-and hand-coordination, and in synkinetic movements. We also found differences in dynamic hand coordination between controls and children with ADHD-C; in dynamic general coordination between controls and children with ADHD-H; and in frequency of synkinetic movements between controls and children with ADHD-H. Conclusion: Children with ADHD with a major degree of hyperactivity showed greater frequency of motor alterations.

• 出版日期2014-11