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Developmental coordination disorder

MedGen UID:
41511
•Concept ID:
C0011757
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Coordination Disorder, Developmental; Developmental Coordination Disorder; Developmental Coordination Disorders
SNOMED CT: Developmental dyspraxia (27544004); Developmental coordination disorder (27544004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004922

Definition

A disorder characterized by an impairment in the development of an individual''s motor coordination skills; this impairment in motor development is not due to a medical condition. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDevelopmental coordination disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Physical Therapy Management of Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Dannemiller L, Mueller M, Leitner A, Iverson E, Kaplan SL
Pediatr Phys Ther 2020 Oct;32(4):278-313. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000753. PMID: 32991554
International clinical practice recommendations on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and psychosocial aspects of developmental coordination disorder.
Blank R, Barnett AL, Cairney J, Green D, Kirby A, Polatajko H, Rosenblum S, Smits-Engelsman B, Sugden D, Wilson P, Vinçon S
Dev Med Child Neurol 2019 Mar;61(3):242-285. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14132. PMID: 30671947Free PMC Article
Treatment of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: what is the evidence?
Mandich AD, Polatajko HJ, Macnab JJ, Miller LT
Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 2001;20(2-3):51-68. PMID: 11345512

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Serious Game-based Intervention for Children with Developmental Disabilities.
Kokol P, Vošner HB, Završnik J, Vermeulen J, Shohieb S, Peinemann F
Curr Pediatr Rev 2020;16(1):26-32. doi: 10.2174/1573396315666190808115238. PMID: 31393252
Motor intervention with and without Nintendo® Wii for children with developmental coordination disorder: protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Cavalcante Neto JL, Steenbergen B, Tudella E
Trials 2019 Dec 30;20(1):794. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3930-2. PMID: 31888736Free PMC Article
Neurodevelopmental Follow-up of Preterm Infants: What Is New?
McGowan EC, Vohr BR
Pediatr Clin North Am 2019 Apr;66(2):509-523. Epub 2019 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2018.12.015. PMID: 30819351
Evaluating the evidence for motor-based interventions in developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Smits-Engelsman B, Vinçon S, Blank R, Quadrado VH, Polatajko H, Wilson PH
Res Dev Disabil 2018 Mar;74:72-102. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.01.002. PMID: 29413431
Motor Skill Interventions in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Yu JJ, Burnett AF, Sit CH
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2018 Oct;99(10):2076-2099. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.12.009. PMID: 29329670

Diagnosis

Neurodivergence-informed therapy.
Chapman R, Botha M
Dev Med Child Neurol 2023 Mar;65(3):310-317. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15384. PMID: 36082483
Developmental coordination disorder.
Biotteau M, Albaret JM, Chaix Y
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;174:3-20. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64148-9.00001-6. PMID: 32977886
International clinical practice recommendations on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and psychosocial aspects of developmental coordination disorder.
Blank R, Barnett AL, Cairney J, Green D, Kirby A, Polatajko H, Rosenblum S, Smits-Engelsman B, Sugden D, Wilson P, Vinçon S
Dev Med Child Neurol 2019 Mar;61(3):242-285. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14132. PMID: 30671947Free PMC Article
Insights in Developmental Coordination Disorder.
Farmer M, Echenne B, Drouin R, Bentourkia M
Curr Pediatr Rev 2017;13(2):111-119. doi: 10.2174/1573396313666170726113550. PMID: 28745216
Dyspraxia or developmental coordination disorder? Unravelling the enigma.
Gibbs J, Appleton J, Appleton R
Arch Dis Child 2007 Jun;92(6):534-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.088054. PMID: 17515623Free PMC Article

Therapy

Association of Antipsychotic Drug Exposure in Pregnancy With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A National Birth Cohort Study.
Straub L, Hernández-Díaz S, Bateman BT, Wisner KL, Gray KJ, Pennell PB, Lester B, McDougle CJ, Suarez EA, Zhu Y, Zakoul H, Mogun H, Huybrechts KF
JAMA Intern Med 2022 May 1;182(5):522-533. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0375. PMID: 35343998Free PMC Article
Serious Game-based Intervention for Children with Developmental Disabilities.
Kokol P, Vošner HB, Završnik J, Vermeulen J, Shohieb S, Peinemann F
Curr Pediatr Rev 2020;16(1):26-32. doi: 10.2174/1573396315666190808115238. PMID: 31393252
High-risk follow-up: Early intervention and rehabilitation.
Novak I, Morgan C
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;162:483-510. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64029-1.00023-0. PMID: 31324326
Interventions to improve gross motor performance in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a meta-analysis.
Lucas BR, Elliott EJ, Coggan S, Pinto RZ, Jirikowic T, McCoy SW, Latimer J
BMC Pediatr 2016 Nov 29;16(1):193. doi: 10.1186/s12887-016-0731-6. PMID: 27899082Free PMC Article
Efficacy of interventions to improve motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorder: a combined systematic review and meta-analysis.
Smits-Engelsman BC, Blank R, van der Kaay AC, Mosterd-van der Meijs R, Vlugt-van den Brand E, Polatajko HJ, Wilson PH
Dev Med Child Neurol 2013 Mar;55(3):229-37. Epub 2012 Oct 29 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12008. PMID: 23106530

Prognosis

Long-term medication for ADHD and development of cognitive functions in children and adolescents.
Johnson M, Åsberg Johnels J, Östlund S, Cedergren K, Omanovic Z, Hjalmarsson K, Jakobsson K, Högstedt J, Billstedt E
J Psychiatr Res 2021 Oct;142:204-209. Epub 2021 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.055. PMID: 34375772
Developmental coordination disorder.
Biotteau M, Albaret JM, Chaix Y
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;174:3-20. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64148-9.00001-6. PMID: 32977886
High-risk follow-up: Early intervention and rehabilitation.
Novak I, Morgan C
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;162:483-510. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64029-1.00023-0. PMID: 31324326
Developmental coordination disorder: a review and update.
Zwicker JG, Missiuna C, Harris SR, Boyd LA
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2012 Nov;16(6):573-81. Epub 2012 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.05.005. PMID: 22705270
Developmental Coordination Disorder: function, participation, and assessment.
Clark JE, Whitall J
Res Dev Disabil 2011 Jul-Aug;32(4):1243-4. Epub 2011 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.02.017. PMID: 21420830

Clinical prediction guides

Association of Antipsychotic Drug Exposure in Pregnancy With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A National Birth Cohort Study.
Straub L, Hernández-Díaz S, Bateman BT, Wisner KL, Gray KJ, Pennell PB, Lester B, McDougle CJ, Suarez EA, Zhu Y, Zakoul H, Mogun H, Huybrechts KF
JAMA Intern Med 2022 May 1;182(5):522-533. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0375. PMID: 35343998Free PMC Article
Developmental coordination disorder.
Biotteau M, Albaret JM, Chaix Y
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;174:3-20. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64148-9.00001-6. PMID: 32977886
Motor intervention with and without Nintendo® Wii for children with developmental coordination disorder: protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Cavalcante Neto JL, Steenbergen B, Tudella E
Trials 2019 Dec 30;20(1):794. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3930-2. PMID: 31888736Free PMC Article
High-risk follow-up: Early intervention and rehabilitation.
Novak I, Morgan C
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;162:483-510. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64029-1.00023-0. PMID: 31324326
Evaluating the evidence for motor-based interventions in developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Smits-Engelsman B, Vinçon S, Blank R, Quadrado VH, Polatajko H, Wilson PH
Res Dev Disabil 2018 Mar;74:72-102. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.01.002. PMID: 29413431

Recent systematic reviews

Evaluating the evidence for motor-based interventions in developmental coordination disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Smits-Engelsman B, Vinçon S, Blank R, Quadrado VH, Polatajko H, Wilson PH
Res Dev Disabil 2018 Mar;74:72-102. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.01.002. PMID: 29413431
Motor Skill Interventions in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Yu JJ, Burnett AF, Sit CH
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2018 Oct;99(10):2076-2099. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.12.009. PMID: 29329670
Interventions to improve gross motor performance in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a meta-analysis.
Lucas BR, Elliott EJ, Coggan S, Pinto RZ, Jirikowic T, McCoy SW, Latimer J
BMC Pediatr 2016 Nov 29;16(1):193. doi: 10.1186/s12887-016-0731-6. PMID: 27899082Free PMC Article
Developmental coordination disorder and overweight and obesity in children: a systematic review.
Hendrix CG, Prins MR, Dekkers H
Obes Rev 2014 May;15(5):408-23. Epub 2014 Jan 6 doi: 10.1111/obr.12137. PMID: 24387283
Efficacy of interventions to improve motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorder: a combined systematic review and meta-analysis.
Smits-Engelsman BC, Blank R, van der Kaay AC, Mosterd-van der Meijs R, Vlugt-van den Brand E, Polatajko HJ, Wilson PH
Dev Med Child Neurol 2013 Mar;55(3):229-37. Epub 2012 Oct 29 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12008. PMID: 23106530

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