2010
Neuropsychological Functioning in Children With Tourette Syndrome With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Sukhodolsky DG, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Scahill L, Leckman JF, Schultz RT. Neuropsychological Functioning in Children With Tourette Syndrome With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2010, 49: 1155-1164.e1. PMID: 20970703, PMCID: PMC2965169, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderConnors' Continuous Performance TestVisual-Motor Integration TestVisual-motor integrationContinuous Performance TestNeuropsychological functioningResponse inhibitionHyperactivity disorderCo-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderStroop Color-Word Interference TestColor-Word Interference TestBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestAdequate control conditionsSample of childrenFine motor coordinationTourette syndromeNeuropsychological measuresPurdue Pegboard TestHealthy community control subjectsSubtle deficitsNeurobiological mechanismsNeuropsychological deficitsInterference testControl conditionPegboard TestAdverse Effects of Heavy Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Attentional Control in Children With ADHD
Motlagh MG, Sukhodolsky DG, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Katsovich L, Thompson N, Scahill L, King RA, Peterson BS, Schultz RT, Leckman JF. Adverse Effects of Heavy Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Attentional Control in Children With ADHD. Journal Of Attention Disorders 2010, 15: 593-603. PMID: 20616372, PMCID: PMC3974616, DOI: 10.1177/1087054710374576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnors' Continuous Performance TestContinuous Performance TestAttentional controlPrenatal maternal smokingStroop Color-Word Interference TestColor-Word Interference TestMaternal smokingVisual-Motor Integration TestRisk factorsBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestReaction time variabilityVisual-motor integrationSlower reaction timesDevelopment of ADHDFine motor coordinationNeuropsychological batteryPurdue Pegboard TestHeavy maternal smokingMaternal cigarette smokingPerinatal risk factorsMaternal psychosocial stressMotor inhibitionNeurobiological basisNeuropsychological deficitsADHD
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
1998
Visual–Motor Integration Functioning in Children With Tourette Syndrome
Schultz RT, Carter AS, Gladstone M, Scahill L, Leckman JF, Peterson BS, Zhang H, Cohen DJ, Pauls D. Visual–Motor Integration Functioning in Children With Tourette Syndrome. Neuropsychology 1998, 12: 134-145. PMID: 9460741, DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.12.1.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeVisual-Motor Integration TestBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestUnaffected control childrenVisual-motor integration skillsVMI scoresControl childrenMotor outputMotor integrationDiagnostic group differencesGroup differencesSignificant predictorsChildrenSyndromeVisual inputNeuropsychological weaknesses