ReviewBiomedical journal2022
Pediatric care for children with developmental coordination disorder, can we do better?
Review in Biomedical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05936372 (Study Protocol to Examine the Effects of Acute Exercise on Motor Learning and Brain Activity in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Study Protocol to Examine the Effects of Acute Exercise on Motor Learning and Brain Activity in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder (ExLe-Brain-DCD)
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Subtypes in developmental coordination disorder: what do we know so far? A systematic review.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Pressure-Biofeedback on Manual Dexterity in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2026Trial
- Motor Competence and Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents With ADHD: A Comparative Study with Typically Developing Peers.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Toward preventive interventions in developmental coordination disorder: in need of early behavioral markers?Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Review
- Manual Dexterity Abilities and Dual Tasking in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder and Typically Developing Children.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence in the Evaluation and Intervention of Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Scoping Review of Methods, Clinical Purposes, and Future Directions.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Understanding Developmental Coordination Disorder in Youth Functioning: Measurement Properties of the Spanish Adolescents and Adults Coordination Questionnaire.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neonatal Neuroimaging Among Children Born Extremely Preterm and Motor Coordination Impairment at School-Age.The Journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Unraveling functional neurological disorder in pediatric populations: A systematic review of diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025Article
- The Effect of Task-Oriented Basketball Training on Motor Skill-Related Fitness in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Motor difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental conditions: a report from a cross-national study in Belgian and Italian children.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- One-third of children had clinical signs of developmental coordination disorder 6 months after their international adoption.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
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- Investigating the link between temperamental and motor development: a longitudinal study of infants aged 6-42 months.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Motor competence is related to acquisition of error-based but not reinforcement learning in children ages 6 to 12.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Children with developmental coordination disorders: a review of approaches to assessment and intervention.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
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- A Clinical Practice Guide to Enhance Physical Activity Participation for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder in Canada.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2023Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This paper adopts a method of narrative critical review based on a non-systematic search of the literature to provide insights into the trends of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) treatment and to point out some future alternative approaches to prevent secondary health implications in children with DCD. The cause of DCD is unknown, but evidence suggests that these children have atypical brain structure and function. Interventions to help children cope with their activity limitations are effective in improving motor competence and motor skill related fitness in the short term. Although activity-orientated interventions can improve motor outcomes in children with DCD, high quality intervention trials and evaluation of long-term effects are urgently needed. Importantly, motor coordination problems associated with DCD extend to exercise-related activities leading to reduced participation in play and sports, which causes secondary problems in muscular fitness and body composition. Hence, treatment goals should not be limited to the improvement of motor skills (in ADL), but should also focus on health-related quality of life. We therefore propose when noticing motor problems in a child, already before enrolling but also during intervention, to explore ways to adapt everyday physical activities to optimally match the child's skill level. Hence, such activities will not only train the skills and improve physical fitness but will lead to positive engagement, thereby preventing the child from opting out of active play and sports. This provides the child with chances for exercise-dependent learning and will also positively impact social-emotional well-being.
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