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ArticleJournal of pediatric psychology2022

Longitudinal Investigation of Early Motor Development in Neurofibromatosis Type 1.

Sara K Pardej, Danielle M Glad, Christina L Casnar, Kelly M Janke, Bonita P Klein-Tasman

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Article in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Unveiling the complexity of neurofibromatosis type 1: Innovations in genetic understanding and clinical management. A narrative review.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2025
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  7. Considering Functional Outcomes as Efficacy Endpoints in Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma Clinical Trials: An FDA Educational Symposium.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sara K PardejDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0299-3651
Danielle M GladDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5987-5459
Christina L CasnarDivision of Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
Kelly M JankeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA.
Bonita P Klein-TasmanDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USMedical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: CLINICAL TRIALSUL1RR024999 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI SOLWAY, JULIAN · 2007 to 2011
$25.3M
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveResearch indicates that children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have weaknesses in fine and gross motor development in early childhood; however, little is known about the stability and developmental trajectory of motor functioning. We investigated (1) whether motor difficulties are evident and stable in the preschool period in children with NF1 and (2) whether there are particular patterns of motor development in this population.

methodsParticipants with NF1 and a control group of unaffected siblings were enrolled at ages 3-8 years and were assessed yearly. Motor functioning was assessed longitudinally using the Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised Motor Scale and the Differential Ability Scales-II Copying subtest. Wilcoxon sign tests were used to compare motor functioning at 3 or 4 years to 5 or 6 years old for children with NF1 seen during both time periods (N = 27). Linear mixed model growth curve analyses were used to compare trajectories for both children with NF1 (N = 62) and unaffected siblings (N = 37).

resultsChildren with NF1 made relative gains in raw scores, but not standard scores, across measures. Growth curve analyses revealed a significant effect of NF1 status on gross motor, fine motor, and copying scores, as well as an age by NF1 status effect on fine and gross motor scores.

conclusionsMotor difficulties are evident early in life in children with NF1. Though children with NF1 clearly acquire motor skills over time, they continue to fall behind unaffected siblings, with the gap potentially widening over time. Further implications are discussed.

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Neurofibromatosis 1ChildChild, PreschoolEducational StatusHumansSiblingsgenetics and genetic disordersinfancy and early childhoodlongitudinal researchpreschool children

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PMID34664663
PMCPMC9020479
OpenAlexW3206084776

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