Postural Control in Childhood
Investigating the Neurodevelopmental Gradient Hypothesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15513796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonardo Zoccante (0000-0002-1170-9328, University of Verona), Marco Luigi Ciceri (0000-0003-2661-9592, University of Verona), Liliya Chamitava (0000-0003-1020-3293, University of Verona), Gianfranco Di Gennaro (0000-0002-7204-4091, University of Verona), Lucia Cazzoletti (0000-0002-1429-6282, University of Verona), Maria Elisabetta Zanolin (0000-0003-3021-2269, University of Verona), Francesca Darra (0000-0002-1062-8438, University of Verona), Marco Colizzi (0000-0001-6139-1920, University of Verona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1693-1693 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18041693 |
| PMID | 33578752 |
| OpenAlex | W3126674795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 74 |
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) have been suggested to lie on a gradient continuum, all resulting from common brain disturbances, but with different degrees of impairment severity. This case-control study aimed to assess postural stability against such hypothesis in 104 children/adolescents aged 5-17, of whom 81 had NDDs and 23 were healthy controls. Compared to healthy controls, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) resulted in the most severely impaired neurodevelopmental condition, followed by Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Tourette Syndrome (TS). In particular, while ASD children/adolescents performed worse than healthy controls in a number of sensory conditions across all parameters, ADHD children/adolescents performed worse than healthy controls only in the sway area for the most complex sensory conditions, when their vision and somatosensory functions were both compromised, and performance in Tourette Syndrome (TS) was roughly indistinguishable from that of healthy controls. Finally, differences were also observed between clinical groups, with ASD children/adolescents, and to a much lesser extent ADHD children/adolescents, performing worse than TS children/adolescents, especially when sensory systems were not operationally accurate. Evidence from this study indicates that poor postural control may be a useful biomarker for risk assessment during neurodevelopment, in line with predictions from the gradient hypothesis
Audiology · Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Biomarker · Developmental psychology · Neurodevelopmental disorder · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Psychiatry · Sensory processing · Sensory system · Tourette syndrome · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |