@article{ref1,
title="Motor examination in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Asperger Syndrome",
journal="Acta paediatrica",
year="2012",
author="Pasini, Augusto and D'Agati, Elisa and Pitzianti, Mariabernarda and Casarelli, Livia and Curatolo, Paolo",
volume="101",
number="1",
pages="e15-8",
abstract="Aim:  Evaluating if motor skills could differentiate drug-naive subjects with two neurodevelopmental disorders: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and Asperger syndrome. Methods:  36 boys (12 with Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, 12 with Asperger syndrome, and 12 with typical development) aged 8-12, were evaluated using the Physical and Neurological Examination for Subtle Signs. Three primary outcome variables were obtained: 1) total speed of timed activities, 2) total overflow, and 3) total dysrhythmia. Results:  Children with Asperger syndrome performed more slowly than those with Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and healthy children independently of age and IQ. Total dysrhythmia differentiates Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and Asperger syndrome children from controls. Conclusion:  Dysfunction of the fronto-striatal-cerebellar networks related to motor control could be the physiopathological basis of the reported findings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0803-5253",
doi="10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02436.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02436.x"
}