2011
Poor fine‐motor and visuospatial skills predict persistence of pediatric‐onset obsessive‐compulsive disorder into adulthood
Bloch MH, Sukhodolsky DG, Dombrowski PA, Panza KE, Craiglow BG, Landeros‐Weisenberger A, Leckman JF, Peterson BS, Schultz RT. Poor fine‐motor and visuospatial skills predict persistence of pediatric‐onset obsessive‐compulsive disorder into adulthood. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 974-983. PMID: 21244423, PMCID: PMC3625937, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02366.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesVisual-motor integrationPoor long-term outcomesCox proportional hazards modelBeery-Buktenica TestPediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderFine motor skill deficitsPurdue pegboard taskCourse of symptomsProportional hazards modelPurdue Pegboard TestComorbid tic disordersAge of onsetVisuospatial skillsFuture longitudinal studiesOCD symptomsFine motor skillsCases remitNonverbal memory performanceObsessive-compulsive disorderNeuropsychiatric deficitsTic disordersMAIN OUTCOMEPegboard TestNeuropsychological testing
2006
Fine‐motor skill deficits in childhood predict adulthood tic severity and global psychosocial functioning in Tourette's syndrome
Bloch MH, Sukhodolsky DG, Leckman JF, Schultz RT. Fine‐motor skill deficits in childhood predict adulthood tic severity and global psychosocial functioning in Tourette's syndrome. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2006, 47: 551-559. PMID: 16712631, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01561.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBasal GangliaChildFemaleFunctional LateralityHand StrengthHumansMaleMotor Skills DisordersNeuropsychological TestsObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPredictive Value of TestsPsychologyPsychomotor PerformanceSeverity of Illness IndexSocial BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesTourette SyndromeConceptsGlobal psychosocial functioningPurdue Pegboard TestFine motor skill deficitsTourette syndromeTic severityPegboard TestPsychosocial functioningTic symptomsTS patientsNeuropsychological testsStudy of TSBasal ganglia dysfunctionVisual-Motor Integration TestBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestLogistic regression analysisOrdinal logistic regression analysisFine motor coordinationMotor skill deficitsNeuropsychological testing batteryGanglia dysfunctionVisual-motor integrationClinical evaluationClinical assessmentClinical measuresNeuropsychological testing