SCALE OF THE EVALUATION OF MOTOR PERFORMANCE IN CHILDREN – A NEW TOOL FOR CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF MOTOR DISORDERS IN CHILDREN WITH CANCER

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
N.N. Mitrakov ◽  
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A.V. Korochkin ◽  
O.A. Laysheva ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Motor Disorders ◽  
Children With Cancer

scholarly journals Motor Performance in Children Diagnosed with Cancer: A Longitudinal Observational Study

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Lotta Hamari ◽  
Päivi M. Lähteenmäki ◽  
Heidi Pukkila ◽  
Mikko Arola ◽  
Anna Axelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Children With Cancer

Children with cancer are dealing with different side and long-term effects caused by cancer and its treatments, like vinca-alkaloids, which may have negative effects on motor performance. However, the affected areas of motor performance (aiming and catching, balance, manual dexterity) and the differences in these areas between boys and girls and diagnoses are not frequently reported in a longitudinal design. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate how motor performance changes over the course of cancer treatment. The study was conducted with 3-to 16-year-old children with cancer (N = 36) in 2013–2017. The five assessment points were 0, 2, 6, 12 and 30 months from diagnosis. Movement-ABC2 was used to assess motor performance. We found that aiming and catching skills decreased significantly during the follow-up (p < 0.05). Balance was affected at the 2-month measurement point (p < 0.05) and more in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia than in children with other cancer diagnoses (p < 0.05). Girls performed better than boys in manual dexterity at 6, 12 and 30 months (p < 0.05, p < 0.05, p < 0.05, respectively). Individual monitoring of motor performance with standardized tests and physical activity/exercise programs during and after treatment are needed.

Decrease in motor performance in children with cancer is independent of the cumulative dose of vincristine

Cancer ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 106 (6) ◽  
pp. 1395-1401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelies Hartman ◽  
Cor van den Bos ◽  
Theo Stijnen ◽  
Rob Pieters
Keyword(s):  
Cumulative Dose ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Children With Cancer

scholarly journals Functional and usability assessment of a robotic exoskeleton arm to support activities of daily life

Robotica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1213-1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Ambrosini ◽  
Simona Ferrante ◽  
Mauro Rossini ◽  
Franco Molteni ◽  
Margit Gföhler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Motor Disorders ◽  
Robotic Exoskeleton ◽  
Usability Assessment ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
System Usability ◽  
High Level

SUMMARYAn assistive device for upper limb support was developed and evaluated in terms of usability, user satisfaction and motor performance on six end-users affected by neuro-motor disorders (three spinal cord injury; one multiple sclerosis; two Friedreich's ataxia). The system consisted of a lightweight 3-degrees-of-freedom robotic exoskeleton arm for weight relief, equipped with electromagnetic brakes. Users could autonomously control the brakes using a USB-button or residual electromyogram activations. The system functionally supported all of the potential users in performing reaching and drinking tasks. For three of them, time, smoothness, straightness and repeatability were also comparable to healthy subjects. An overall high level of usability (system usability score, median value of 90/100) and user satisfaction (Tele-healthcare Satisfaction Questionnaire - Wearable Technology, median value of 104/120) were obtained for all subjects.

scholarly journals Developmental profile of motor cortex transcallosal inhibition in children and adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Ciechanski ◽  
Ephrem Zewdie ◽  
Adam Kirton
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Motor Disorders ◽  
Hemispheric Differences ◽  
Developmental Profile ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Paired Pulse ◽  
Transcallosal Inhibition

Transcallosal fibers facilitate interhemispheric networks involved in motor tasks. Despite their clinical relevance, interhemispheric motor control systems have not been completely defined in the developing brain. The objective of this study was to examine the developmental profile of transcallosal inhibition in healthy children and adolescents. Nineteen typically developing right-handed participants were recruited. Two transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paradigms assessed transcallosal inhibition: ipsilateral silent periods (iSP) and paired-pulse interhemispheric inhibition (IHI). TMS was applied to the motor hotspot of the first dorsal interosseous muscle. Resting motor threshold (RMT), iSP latency, duration and suppression strength, and paired-pulse IHI were measured from both hemispheres. The Purdue Pegboard Test assessed unimanual motor function. Hemispheric differences were evident for RMT and iSP latency and suppression strength, where the left hemisphere had a lower RMT, prolonged latency, and greater suppression strength. iSP duration showed hemispheric symmetry. RMT and iSP latency decreased with age, whereas iSP suppression strength increased. Girls showed shorter iSP latency. Children typically displayed IHI, although hemispheric differences were observed. iSP suppression strength was uniquely associated with IHI within individuals. iSP duration correlated with motor performance. TMS can characterize transcallosal inhibition in normal children and adolescents with effects of age, directionality, sex, and motor performance. Establishing this developmental profile of interhemispheric interactions may advance understanding and therapeutic strategies for pediatric motor disorders such as cerebral palsy. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Here we demonstrate that transcranial magnetic stimulation can characterize transcallosal inhibition in normal children and adolescents with effects of age, directionality, handedness, and motor performance. Interestingly, we also demonstrated sex effects, possibly related to the differing developmental profiles of boys and girls. Establishing this developmental profile of interhemispheric interactions may advance understanding and therapeutic strategies for pediatric motor disorders such as cerebral palsy.

scholarly journals The effect of an active video game intervention on physical activity, motor performance, and fatigue in children with cancer: a randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotta Hamari ◽  
Liisa S. Järvelä ◽  
Päivi M. Lähteenmäki ◽  
Mikko Arola ◽  
Anna Axelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Active Video Games ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Active Video

Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of active video games in promoting physical activity and motor performance, and reducing fatigue in children with cancer. A randomized controlled trial was conducted. The intervention included playing Nintendo Wii™Fit (Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, Japan) for 30 min/day for 8 weeks. Physical activity was estimated with accelerometers, physical activity diaries and questionnaires. Movement-ABC2 and PedsQL™ were used to examine motor performance and fatigue. Intervention experiences and fidelity were examined with an interview. Results Participants (n = 36 children with cancer, 3–16 years-old) were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The median [min–max] accelerometer counts/h (500 [131–1130] vs 385 [116–1012], p = 0.63) and physical activity min/day (34 [0–150] vs 23 [0–260], p = 0.95) did not differ between the groups. Change between the pre-test and post-test regarding motor performance and fatigue was similar in both groups (motor performance p = 0.77; fatigue p = 1.00). Participants experienced playing active video games meaningful, but the intervention was not followed completely as instructed. Overall, the physical activity levels were low and one fourth of the children had or were at risk of having movement difficulties. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01748058 (October 15, 2012)

Cognitive Load Affects Speech Motor Performance Differently in Older and Younger Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1258-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan K. MacPherson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Incongruent Condition ◽  
Sentence Production ◽  
Movement Duration ◽  
Production Task ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Speech Motor

PurposeThe aim of this study was to determine the impact of cognitive load imposed by a speech production task on the speech motor performance of healthy older and younger adults. Response inhibition, selective attention, and working memory were the primary cognitive processes of interest.MethodTwelve healthy older and 12 healthy younger adults produced multiple repetitions of 4 sentences containing an embedded Stroop task in 2 cognitive load conditions: congruent and incongruent. The incongruent condition, which required participants to suppress orthographic information to say the font colors in which color words were written, represented an increase in cognitive load relative to the congruent condition in which word text and font color matched. Kinematic measures of articulatory coordination variability and movement duration as well as a behavioral measure of sentence production accuracy were compared between groups and conditions and across 3 sentence segments (pre-, during-, and post-Stroop).ResultsIncreased cognitive load in the incongruent condition was associated with increased articulatory coordination variability and movement duration, compared to the congruent Stroop condition, for both age groups. Overall, the effect of increased cognitive load was greater for older adults than younger adults and was greatest in the portion of the sentence in which cognitive load was manipulated (during-Stroop), followed by the pre-Stroop segment. Sentence production accuracy was reduced for older adults in the incongruent condition.ConclusionsIncreased cognitive load involving response inhibition, selective attention, and working memory processes within a speech production task disrupted both the stability and timing with which speech was produced by both age groups. Older adults' speech motor performance may have been more affected due to age-related changes in cognitive and motoric functions that result in altered motor cognition.

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