Hand Function in Patients with Spina Bifida Cystica

Jm, Mazur; Menelaus, Malcolm B.; Hudson, Irene L.; Stillwell, A

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“…These include cortical, brainstem, cerebellar, and corpus callosum dysmorphologies; seizures; active hydrocephalus; shunt history, including revisions and infections; lowered intelligence; visual impairments; lack of experience-dependent motor and visuo-motor development; primary spinal cord malformations causing weakness, spasticity, or incoordination of the upper limbs; level of spinal cord lesion; lack of trunk control; and scoliosis [2, 11, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27–30, 32, 33, 37, 39]. …”

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Upper limb motor function in young adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus

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© Springer-Verlag 2009Correspondence to: M. Dennis, maureen.dennis@sickkids.ca. 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. NIH Public AccessMethod-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

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“…I t is well documented that children with spina bifida myelomeningocele experience difficulties in performing upper limb functional activities (Grimm, 1976;Mazur, Menelaus, Hudson, & Stillwell, 1986;Sand, Taylor, Rawlings, & La Chitnis, 1973;Turner, 1986). One of these activities is handwriting, the fast and legible production of which remains an important educational skill despite the introduction of keyboard methods of communication (Pasternicki, 1986).…”

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“…Factors implicated in poor performance include intellectual integrity (Anderson, 1975); hydrocephalus (Jacobs, Wolfe, & Rasmuson, 1988); frequency of shunt revisions (Mazur et al, 1986); level of spinal lesion (Mazur et al, 1986); sensory and perceptual disturbances (Anderson & Plewis, 1977); execution characteristics, such as muscle strength, coordination, and control (Minns et al, 1977); and behavioral attributes, such as, inattention and distractibility (Tew, Laurence, & Richards,' 1980).…”

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Handwriting: A Perceptual-Motor Disturbance in Children with Myelomeningocele

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Hayes²,

Chant³

1990

The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

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An explanation for the handwriting difficulties experienced by children with spina bifida myelomeningocele was sought within theframework of a closedloop theory of motor skill acquisition. The handwritingperformance of 34 children (16 boys and 18 girls) aged6.16 to 13.42 years was detailed with aoailable norms, Regression analyses were then performed for thefive handwriting components of speed, alignment, letter formation, spacing, and size. The regressions for speed, alignment, and letter formation reached statistical significance. For speed, age provided thegreatest explanation of performance (R2 = .62, P = .008). Alignment was explained substantially by age, handedness, scholastic aptitude, and kinesthesia (RZ = .55, P = .03). utter formation was detennined primarily by age and kinesthesia (R2 . 71, P = .001,). Theoverallregressionwasnotsignificantforspacing(RZ = .39, P = .30), or size (RZ = .35, P = .43), although a significant single degree of freedom was detectedfor theeffect of age. These findings are discussed in terms of skill acquisition theory.

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“…They noted that children with higher level cord lesions had worse hand function. Mazur et al [8,9], in a study of a large spina bifida population, concluded that difficulties with fine motor control seen in spina bifi da patients appeared to be exacerbated by the presence of hydrocephalus. Increased numbers of shunt revisions cor related with worse hand function.…”

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Value of Dynamometry in Assessing Upper Extremity Function in Children with Myelomeningocele

Aronin

Kerrick

1995

Pediatr Neurosurg

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Children with myelodysplasia frequently have abnormal hand function. Etiologies include brainstem and cervical cord compression due to the Chiari II malformation, syringomyelia, hydrocephalus, and cerebral dysmorphism. Determination of potentially correctable causes of hand dysfunction may be difficult. We describe the use of the Jaymar dynamometer for assessing grip strength as a means of detecting early changes in hand function.

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Hand Function in Patients with Spina Bifida Cystica

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Upper limb motor function in young adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus

Upper limb motor function in young adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus

Handwriting: A Perceptual-Motor Disturbance in Children with Myelomeningocele

Value of Dynamometry in Assessing Upper Extremity Function in Children with Myelomeningocele

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