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SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2019

Vestibular Function in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review.

Ruth Van Hecke, Maya Danneels, Ingeborg Dhooge, Hilde Van Waelvelde, Jan R Wiersema, Frederik J A Deconinck, Leen Maes

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Synthesis in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ruth Van HeckeDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. ruth.vanhecke@UGent.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6428-890X
Maya DanneelsDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Ingeborg DhoogeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Hilde Van WaelveldeDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Jan R WiersemaDepartment of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Frederik J A DeconinckDepartment of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Leen MaesDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review was performed to investigate the characteristics of vestibular dysfunctions in children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The majority of the included studies reported central and/or peripheral vestibular aberrations in a subset of these children. These alterations may result in symptoms of distorted motor coordination or postural instability, and might explain some of the balance problems observed in this population. However, high-quality studies with an extensive vestibular test battery are required to further characterize the vestibular function in NDDs since current findings are ambiguous and mainly based on evaluation of the horizontal semicircular canals alone. Importantly, since vestibular dysfunctions may result in comparable characteristics as found in NDDs, clinicians should be aware of these similarities when establishing the NDD diagnosis.

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Postural BalanceChildFemaleHumansNeurodevelopmental DisordersVestibule, LabyrinthChildrenNeurodevelopmental disordersSystematic reviewVestibular function

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