Neurological soft signs in a sample of Egyptian ADHD children and their clinical correlates

Abstract

IntroductionAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children. It has been found to be etiologically related to delayed brain maturation. Hence, soft neurological signs (NSS) could be a tool to assess ADHD. Moreover, the correlation of neurological soft signs with severity and type of ADHD and the presence of specific learning disability could give further insights into the disorder. MethodsThe present study was designed to assess the presence of NSS in ADHD patients in comparison with healthy controls and to examine its clinical correlates. ResultsA total of 50 ADHD children between 6 and 15 years of age and of both sexes were subjected to full psychiatric history taking, diagnostic interviews using MINI-KID, and the Cambridge Neurological Inventory (part 2), and were then compared with a wellmatched control group. The ADHD group showed significant perinatal period events (P = 0.04) and past and developmental history events (P = 0.01), and significant affection on most of the Cambridge Neurological Inventory (part 2) subscales. Conclusion NSS were present in ADHD children regardless of sex, type of ADHD, or perinatal period events and past and developmental history events. It was correlated to younger age of patient and cognitive domains of ADHD.

The role of neurological soft signs in different mathematical skills in second and third grade children

“…Neurological soft signs (NSSs) are subtle deficits of motor and sensory function concerning brain structural alterations in cortical and subcortical regions (Zhao et al, 2014). NSSs usually manifest as sensory perceptual difficulties (e.g., left–right confusion), motor overflow or slowness, poor motor coordination and difficulties in sequencing complex motor tasks (e.g., fist‐edge‐palm test; Abdel Aziz et al, 2016). Generally, the trajectory of NSSs follows a U‐shape curve, that is, decreasing from childhood to adolescence and adulthood, and then increasing from young adulthood to old adulthood (Chan et al, 2016).…”

Signos Neurológicos Blandos y procesos cognitivos en niños escolares mexicanos de 6-11 años

“…Para autores como Faruk-Demirel, Demirel, Tayibb-Kadak, Emül y Duran (2016), los SNB son un factor de vulnerabilidad inespecífico asociado a distintos trastornos psicológicos y psiquiátricos, entre los que se encuentran, entre otros, la esquizofrenia (Chan et al, 2016;Chrobak et al, 2016;Emsley et al, 2017;Mithun, Kamal, Aparajeeta & Subrata, 2016;Papiol, Fatjo-Vilas & Shulze, 2016), el trastorno obsesivo compulsivo (Chetail-Vijay & Shubhangi, 2016;Dhuri & Parkar, 2016;Peng et al, 2012) y el trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (Abdel-Aziz, El Sheikh, Mohsen, Khalil & Hassan, 2016;Cardo, Casanovas, Banda & Servera, 2008;Jingbo-Gong, Jingtao-Xie, Yajie-Zhang & Su-Hong-Wang, 2015); trastornos que conllevan considerables resultados negativos en el aspecto psicosocial y que, incluso, afectan procesos mentales como el de la cognición social (Pitizianti et al, 2017).…”