Fine Motor Skills in Children with Tourette Syndrome and their Unaffected First-degree Siblings
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Fine Motor Skills in Children with Tourette Syndrome and their Unaffected First-degree Siblings. / Tygesen, Marie Louise Boeg; Maigaard, Katrine; Hagstrøm, Julie; Skov, Liselotte; Plessen, Kerstin Jessica; Debes, Nanette Marinette Monique.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2023, p. 60-68.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Fine Motor Skills in Children with Tourette Syndrome and their Unaffected First-degree Siblings
AU - Tygesen, Marie Louise Boeg
AU - Maigaard, Katrine
AU - Hagstrøm, Julie
AU - Skov, Liselotte
AU - Plessen, Kerstin Jessica
AU - Debes, Nanette Marinette Monique
N1 - © 2023 Marie Louise Boeg Tygesen et al., published by Sciendo.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - BACKGROUND: The exact etiology of Tourette Syndrome (TS) remains unclear, making the search for impaired neuropsychological functions possibly connected to the underlying cause of TS as important as it is challenging. One neuropsychological domain of interest is fine motor skills.METHOD: This study compared fine motor skill performance on the Purdue Pegboard Task (PPT) in 18 children with TS, 24 unaffected first-degree siblings and 20 controls. A set of screening questionnaires was administered to determine comorbid psychiatric illness.RESULTS: Children with TS, their siblings and controls did not differ significantly in fine motor skills as measured with the PPT. Performance on the PPT was not correlated with tic severity; however, we found an inverse correlation with severity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, as assessed by parent reported ADHD symptoms. Children with TS were found to have significantly higher parent reported ADHD symptoms compared to controls, yet only two out of the 18 participants had been diagnosed with ADHD.CONCLUSION: This study suggests that fine motor skill impairment in children with TS may be more strongly correlated with comorbid ADHD than to TS and tics.
AB - BACKGROUND: The exact etiology of Tourette Syndrome (TS) remains unclear, making the search for impaired neuropsychological functions possibly connected to the underlying cause of TS as important as it is challenging. One neuropsychological domain of interest is fine motor skills.METHOD: This study compared fine motor skill performance on the Purdue Pegboard Task (PPT) in 18 children with TS, 24 unaffected first-degree siblings and 20 controls. A set of screening questionnaires was administered to determine comorbid psychiatric illness.RESULTS: Children with TS, their siblings and controls did not differ significantly in fine motor skills as measured with the PPT. Performance on the PPT was not correlated with tic severity; however, we found an inverse correlation with severity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, as assessed by parent reported ADHD symptoms. Children with TS were found to have significantly higher parent reported ADHD symptoms compared to controls, yet only two out of the 18 participants had been diagnosed with ADHD.CONCLUSION: This study suggests that fine motor skill impairment in children with TS may be more strongly correlated with comorbid ADHD than to TS and tics.
U2 - 10.2478/sjcapp-2023-0006
DO - 10.2478/sjcapp-2023-0006
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37359272
VL - 11
SP - 60
EP - 68
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
SN - 2245-8875
IS - 1
ER -
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