2006
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-006-9048-9
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Laterality in Persons with Intellectual Disability. I—Do Patients with Trisomy 21 and Williams–Beuren Syndrome Differ from Typically Developing Persons?

Abstract: Persons with trisomy 21 (T21) and Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) have different brain abnormalities which may affect manual laterality. We assessed 45 persons with T21 and 34 with WBS (mean age 13) and 81 typically developing children (TD). Manual laterality was assessed with a fifteen-item task administered two times, and Bishop's card-reaching task. We found more left-handers in the T21 group compared to the other two groups. Inconsistent laterality was higher in the two groups with genetic diseases than in … Show more

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“…As in earlier studies (e.g., Cornish et al, 1997;Carlier et al, 2006), the percentage of mixed-handers was higher among children with DS. Furthermore, card-reaching behavior in children with DS was characterized by weaker hand preference, fewer reaches across the midline into contralateral space to the most extreme positions, and children with DS were less consistent in the hand used to pick up cards from any particular position.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…As in earlier studies (e.g., Cornish et al, 1997;Carlier et al, 2006), the percentage of mixed-handers was higher among children with DS. Furthermore, card-reaching behavior in children with DS was characterized by weaker hand preference, fewer reaches across the midline into contralateral space to the most extreme positions, and children with DS were less consistent in the hand used to pick up cards from any particular position.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…Batheja and McManus (1985), and Pipe (1988) reported higher incidence of left-or mixed-handedness in persons with T21. While this has not always been confirmed by more recent studies (see Carlier et al, 2006b for a review), it does tally with our findings. WBS is a rare genetic syndrome (incidence ranging from 1 in 7,500 to 1 in 25,000 live births) resulting from a hemizygous deletion of genes on the long arm of chromosome 7 at 7q11.23.…”
Section: Introductioncontrasting
confidence: 54%
“…Previous observations had been collected by three teams based in France, Italy, and the USA (Carlier et al, 2006b The comparison group of typically developing persons was comprised of French children and adults assessed using the same procedures (see below). The comparison group had 184 individuals (101 males and 83 females) in the same age range as the two groups with genetic disorders (range 7-33 years, mean age: 11.57 AE .44).…”
Section: Methods Participantsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…No entanto, em lactentes com síndrome de Down há um atraso no processo de desenvolvimento do chute e, consequentemente, um atraso na aquisição de marcos motores importantes, tais como o engatinhar e a marcha 9 , devido às alterações neuromotoras, como hipotonia muscular, hiperextensibilidade articular, distúrbio no mecanismo de controle postural e equilíbrio 10,11 . Além das alterações neuromotoras, as crianças com Síndrome de Down também apresentam alterações na organização cerebral 12 , o que pode levar ao desenvolvimento de uma lateralidade à esquerda, inconsistente e/ou cruzada 13,14 . Contudo, tanto em lactentes típicos quanto com sín-drome de Down, todas essas mudanças que ocorrem no padrão de movimento do chute e no desenvolvimento da preferência podal sofrem influência de elementos do organismo e da especificidade da tarefa 15,8 , em virtude da interação de fatores intrínsecos (restrições orgânicas) e extrínsecos (restrições ambientais) 15,16 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified