Infant Motor Delay and Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations in Japan

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BACKGROUND: Abnormalities of early motor development have been reported in autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual developmental disorder, developmental coordination disorder, and other Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations (ESSENCE). However, few studies have been conducted with a view to following up a clinically representative cohort of children coming for assessment of motor delay before age two years. We performed a prospective clinical cohort study to examine whether or not early motor delay is often an indication of ESSENCE.

METHODS: The sample comprised a one-year cohort of all children who came to a Japanese neurodevelopmental center before their second birthday because of delayed or abnormal gross motor development. The children were followed up from the ESSENCE viewpoint.

RESULTS: Of the 30 children, 28 (18 boys and 10 girls) (93%) were given diagnoses subsumed under the ESSENCE umbrella. Of the 15 children with an identified or strongly suspected etiology, 13 (8 boys and 5 girls) (87%) had ESSENCE disorders or symptoms. Of the 15 children without a known etiology, all had ESSENCE disorders or symptoms.

CONCLUSION: This study indicated that the vast majority of children with motor delay or abnormality in the first two years of life meet criteria for a disorder within the group of ESSENCE at follow-up; this means that young children, presenting with motor problems always need a broad clinical assessment, not just related to motor function, and systematic follow-up.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Pediatric neurology - 54(2016) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 55-63

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hatakenaka, Yuhei [VerfasserIn]
Kotani, Haruko [VerfasserIn]
Yasumitsu-Lovell, Kahoko [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Keita [VerfasserIn]
Fernell, Elisabeth [VerfasserIn]
Gillberg, Christopher [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autism
Cerebral palsy
ESSENCE
Intellectual disability
Journal Article
Motor abnormalities
Motor delay
Young children

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Date Completed 23.09.2016

Date Revised 11.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.09.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM255919611