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.
Children's Cancer Center, Beatrix Children's Hospital, The Netherlands.
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Reinders-Messelink
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Schoemaker
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Hofte
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Göeken
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Kingma
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van den Briel
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Kamps
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*