Developmental coordination disorder (DCD): clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on developmental coordination disorder (dcd): clinical features: Definition This is difficulty with fine motor, perceptual visual and executive function It appears during childhood brain development It persists through to adulthood It may be related to deficits…

Definition

  • This is difficulty with fine motor, perceptual visual and executive function
  • It appears during childhood brain development
  • It persists through to adulthood
  • It may be related to deficits in the mirror motor neurone system

Synonyms

Types of dyspraxia

Diagnostic features

Risk factors

Clinical features

Assessment

Treatment

References

  1. Gibbs J, Appleton J, Appleton R. Dyspraxia or developmental coordination disorder? Unravelling the enigma. Arch Dis Child 2007; 92:534-539. 
  2. Farmer M, Echenne B, Drouin R, Bentourkia M. Insights in developmental coordination disorder. Curr Pediatr Rev 2017; 13:111-119.
  3. You H, Shi J, Huang F, Wei Z, Jones G, Du W, Hua J. Advances in genetics and epigenetics of developmental coordination disorder in children. Brain Sci 2023; 13:940.
  4. Harris SR, Mickelson ECR, Zwicker JG. Diagnosis and management of developmental coordination disorder. CMAJ 2015; 187:659-665.

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