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Anomalies of motor development in hyperactive boys

  1. Dr. Martha Bridge Denckla MD1,2,*,
  2. Rita G. Rudel PhD1,2

Article first published online: 7 OCT 2004

DOI: 10.1002/ana.410030308

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Annals of Neurology

Annals of Neurology

Volume 3, Issue 3, pages 231–233, March 1978

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Denckla, M. B. and Rudel, R. G. (1978), Anomalies of motor development in hyperactive boys. Annals of Neurology, 3: 231–233. doi: 10.1002/ana.410030308

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  1. 1

    Learning Disabilities Clinic, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA

  2. 2

    Department of Medical Psychology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

*Children's Hospital Medical Center, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 OCT 2004
  2. Article first published online: 7 OCT 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 27 AUG 1977

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Abstract

Forty-eight boys who scored high on rating scales for the “hyperactive syndrome” but who went without traditional neurological signs of learning disabilities were compared with 50 control boys on coordination tests. Discriminant function scores for speed, rhythm, and overflow correctly classified 89% of the boys as those with “hyperactive” versus “normal” behavioral histories. Thus, neurological examination of “hyperactive” boys does reveal developmentally immature coordination.

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