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Motor coordination maturity in healthy 7-10 years old children
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Motor coordination maturity was assessed in children aged 7-10. Immature motor coordination was most common in seven-year-olds, appearing in 44% of them, and was linked to lateralization patterns.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Neuroscience
- Motor Control
Background:
- Assessing motor coordination is crucial for understanding child development.
- Motor coordination skills typically mature throughout childhood.
- Lateralization, the dominance of one brain hemisphere, influences motor skills.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate motor coordination maturity in healthy children aged 7-10 years.
- To identify age-specific patterns of motor coordination development.
- To explore the relationship between motor coordination and lateralization.
Main Methods:
- The study utilized the finger-nose test and the diadochokinesis test.
- These tests were administered to a cohort of healthy children within the specified age range.
- Data on the presence and laterality of motor coordination deficits were collected.
Main Results:
- Immature motor coordination was significantly more prevalent in seven-year-old children (44%) compared to other age groups (20-27%).
- Motor coordination deficits were observed unilaterally (on the non-dominant hand side) or bilaterally.
- A positive correlation was found between task performance ability and specific lateralization patterns.
Conclusions:
- Seven-year-olds exhibit a higher incidence of immature motor coordination.
- Motor coordination maturity is influenced by age and lateralization characteristics.
- Further research into the relationship between lateralization and motor development is warranted.
Abstract:
Finger-nose test and the test of diadochokinesis were performed in order to estimate motor coordination maturity in healthy children aged 7-10 years. Occurrence of immature motor coordination was recorded significantly more often in sever-year-old children (present in 44%) than in the other age groups (present in 20-27%). In some children it was present only on the side of nondominant hand, and in the rest of them bilaterally. Positive correlation between the level of ability to perform the applied tasks and specific relations between different types of lateralization are discussed.