Fine motor and handwriting problems after treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Motor skills were investigated in 18 children 2 years after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Gross and fine motor functioning were examined with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. Handwriting as a specific fine motor skill was studied with a computerized writing task. We conclude that 2 years after cessation of treatment motor problems in ALL survivors were still present. Dysfunctions were mainly pronounced in handwriting and fine motor skills.
Reinders-Messelink
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HA
Children's Cancer Center, Beatrix Children's Hospital, The Netherlands.
Schoemaker
M M
MM
Hofte
M
M
Göeken
L N
LN
Kingma
A
A
van den Briel
M M
MM
Kamps
W A
WA
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*