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Fine motor and handwriting problems after treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
H A Reinders-Messelink1, M M Schoemaker, M Hofte
1Children's Cancer Center, Beatrix Children's Hospital, The Netherlands.
Medical and Pediatric Oncology
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
Motor skills were investigated in 18 children 2 years after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Gross and fine motor functioning were examined with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. Handwriting as a specific fine motor skill was studied with a computerized writing task. We conclude that 2 years after cessation of treatment motor problems in ALL survivors were still present. Dysfunctions were mainly pronounced in handwriting and fine motor skills.