Effect of Position and Support on Oral-Motor Skills of a Child with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

1994 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
MaryLouise E. Kerwin ◽  
Mary Osborne ◽  
Peggy S. Eicher
Keyword(s):  
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Oral Motor

Early motor development in infants with moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
S.B. DeMauro ◽  
M. Burkhardt ◽  
A. Wood ◽  
K. Nilan ◽  
E.A. Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Motor Skill Acquisition

BACKGROUND: Timely development of early motor skills is essential for later skill development in multiple domains. Infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have significant risk for developmental delays. Early motor skill development in this population has not been described. The aim of the present study was to characterize motor skill acquisition at 3 and 6 months corrected age (CA) and assess trajectories of skill development over this time period in infants with severe BPD. METHODS: We performed a single-center, retrospective descriptive study. Motor skills were categorized as present and normal, present but atypical, or absent at 3 and 6 months CA. Logistic regression was used to identify clinical characteristics associated with negative trajectories of skill acquisition. RESULTS: Data were available for 232 infants and 187 infants at 3 and 6 months CA, respectively. Ten motor skills were present and normal in 5–44%(range) of subjects at 3 months. Nineteen motor skills were present and normal in 1–63%(range) of subjects at 6 months. Significant postural asymmetry was noted throughout the study period. Loss of skills and worsening asymmetries over time were common. Exposure to sedating medications was significantly associated with poor development. CONCLUSION: We report delays in motor skill acquisition and postural asymmetries in infants with severe BPD at both 3 and 6 months CA. The association between sedating medications and poor development suggests that efforts to limit these exposures may lead to improved development. Targeted interventions to facilitate early motor development may improve outcomes of this high-risk population.

scholarly journals Functional Evaluation of Eating Difficulties Scale to predict oral motor skills in infants with neurodevelopmental disorders: a longitudinal study

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 813-819
Author(s):  
Anna Cavallini ◽  
Livio Provenzi ◽  
Giunia Scotto Di Minico ◽  
Daniela Sacchi ◽  
Lidia Gavazzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Oral Motor

A Randomized Control Trial Investigating the Effect of Presurgical Orthopedics on Feeding in Infants with Cleft Lip and/or Palate

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Masarei ◽  
A. Wade ◽  
M. Mars ◽  
B. C. Sommerlad ◽  
D. Sell
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Randomized Control Trial ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Oral Motor ◽  
The North ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Presurgical Orthopedics

Objective: To investigate the controversial assertion that presurgical orthopedics (PSO) facilitate feeding in infants with cleft lip and palate. Design: Randomized control trial of 34 infants with nonsyndromic complete unilateral cleft lip and palate and 16 with cleft of the soft and at least two thirds of the hard palate. Allocation to receive presurgical orthopedics or not used minimization for parity and gender. Other aspects of care were standardized. Setting: The North Thames Regional Cleft Centre. Main Outcome Measures: Measurements were made at 3 months of age (presurgery) and at 12 months of age (postsurgery). Primary outcomes were anthropometry and oral motor skills. Objective measures of sucking also were collected at 3 months using the Great Ormond Street Measure of Infant Feeding. Twenty-one infants also had videofluoroscopic assessment. Results: At 1 year, all infants had normal oral motor skills and no clear pattern of anthropometric differences emerged. For both cleft groups, infants randomized to presurgical orthopedics were, on average, shorter. The presurgical orthopedics infants were, on average, lighter in the unilateral cleft and lip palate group, but heavier in the isolated cleft palate group. Infants with complete unilateral cleft and lip palate randomized to presurgical orthopedics had lower average body mass index (mean difference PSO-No PSO: −0.45 (95% confidence interval [−1.78, 0.88]), this trend was reversed among infants with isolated cleft palates (mean difference PSO-No PSO: 1.98 [−0.95, 4.91]). None of the differences were statistically significant at either age. Conclusions: Presurgical orthopedics did not improve feeding efficiency or general body growth within the first year in either group of infants.

Oral-Motor Skills

2013 ◽  
pp. 2091-2092
Author(s):  
Suzanne Macari ◽  
Ruth Eren ◽  
Louise Spear-Swerling ◽  
John T. Danial ◽  
Lawrence David Scahill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Oral Motor

Intelligibility of Speech in Children with down Syndrome in Natural Settings: Parents' Perspective

1994 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 307-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libby Kumin
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Motor Programming ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Oral Motor ◽  
Parent Questionnaires ◽  
Programming Skills ◽  
Natural Settings

Data collected from 937 parent questionnaires regarding intelligibility of speech in children with Down syndrome were analyzed. Intelligibility was a widespread problem. Parents reported evidence of difficulties classified as oral motor skills, motor programming skills, and specific speech skills. Children experienced greater difficulty with sentences and in conversation than with single words. Intelligibility problems were more frequent when the child was conversing with unfamiliar adults. The implications of these findings for clinical assessment and remediation are discussed.

scholarly journals Differences and Similarities in Predictors of Expressive Vocabulary Development between Children with Down Syndrome and Young Typically Developing Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 312
Author(s):  
Kari-Anne B. Næss ◽  
Johanne Ostad ◽  
Egil Nygaard
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Vocabulary Development ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Auditory Memory ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Oral Motor

The purpose of this study was to examine potential differences in the predictors of expressive vocabulary development between children with Down syndrome and typically developing children to support preparation for intervention development. An age cohort of 43 children with Down syndrome and 57 typically developing children with similar nonverbal mental age levels were assessed at three time points. Linear mixed models were used to investigate the predictors of expressive vocabulary over time. Both groups achieved progress in expressive vocabulary. The typically developing children had steeper growth than the children with Down syndrome (1.38 SD vs. 0.8 SD, p < 0.001). In both groups, receptive vocabulary, auditory memory, and the home literacy environment were significant predictors of development. In the children with Down syndrome, the phonological awareness and oral motor skills were also significant. Group comparisons showed that receptive vocabulary, auditory memory and oral motor skills were stronger predictors in the children with Down syndrome than in the typically developing children. These results indicate that children with Down syndrome are more vulnerable when it comes to risk factors that are known to influence expressive vocabulary than typically developing children. Children with Down syndrome therefore require early broad-based expressive vocabulary interventions.

scholarly journals Sensory-Motor and Affective-Fatigue Factors are Associated with Symbol Digit Performance in Multiple Sclerosis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Peter A. Arnett ◽  
Margaret Cadden ◽  
Cristina A.F. Roman ◽  
Erin Guty ◽  
Kaitlin Riegler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Speed ◽  
Intact Group ◽  
Motor Abilities ◽  
Oral Motor ◽  
Sensory Motor ◽  
Noncognitive Factors

Abstract Objectives: The oral Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) has become the standard for the brief screening of cognitive impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). It has been shown to be sensitive to sensory-motor factors involving rudimentary oral motor speed and visual acuity, as well as multiple sclerosis (MS) affective-fatigue factors including depression, fatigue, and anxiety. The present study was designed to provide a greater understanding of these noncognitive factors that might contribute to the oral SDMT by examining all these variables in the same sample. Methods: We examined 50 PwMS and 49 healthy controls (HCs). All participants were administered the oral SDMT, two sensory-motor tasks (visual acuity and oral motor speed), and three affective-fatigue measures (depression, fatigue, and anxiety). Results: Partially consistent with hypotheses, we found that sensory-motor skills, but not affective-fatigue factors, accounted for some of the group differences between the MS and HC groups on the oral SDMT, reducing the MS/HC group variance predicted from 10% to 4%. Also, PwMS with below average sensory-motor abilities had oral SDMT scores that were lower than PwMS with intact sensory-motor skills (p < .05). Finally, 71% of PwMS in the below-average sensory-motor group were impaired on the oral SDMT compared with 14% of the intact group (p = .006). Conclusions: When the oral SDMT is used as the sole screening tool for cognitive impairment in MS, clinicians should know that limitations in visual acuity and rudimentary oral motor speed should be considered as possibly being associated with performance on it in MS.

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