Upper limb motor function in young adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
Childs Nerv Syst
; 25(11): 1447-53, 2009 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-19672605
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to measure upper limb motor function in young adults with spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBM) and typically developing age peers. METHOD: Participants were 26 young adults with SBM, with a Verbal or Performance IQ score of at least 70 on the Wechsler scales, and 27 age- and gender-matched controls. Four upper limb motor function tasks were performed under four different visual and cognitive challenge conditions. Motor independence was assessed by questionnaire. RESULTS: Fewer SBM than control participants obtained perfect posture and rebound scores. The SBM group performed less accurately and was more disrupted by cognitive challenge than controls on limb dysmetria tasks. The SBM group was slower than controls on the diadochokinesis task. Adaptive motor independence was related to one upper limb motor task, arm posture, and upper rather than lower spinal lesions were associated with less motor independence. CONCLUSIONS: Young adults with SBM have significant limitations in upper limb function and are more disrupted by some challenges while performing upper limb motor tasks. Within the group of young adults with SBM, upper spinal lesions compromise motor independence more than lower spinal lesions.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Brazo
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Disrafia Espinal
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Meningomielocele
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Hidrocefalia
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Actividad Motora
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Childs Nerv Syst
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Alemania