Neurodevelopmental dysfunction and specific learning disabilities in school-aged twins.
The frequency of the developmental dysfunction and specific learning disabilities were assessed in the retrospective study in the group of 56 school-aged twins. The relationships between genetic, perinatal and social factors and learning disability were also determined. It was found that 12.5% of twins had learning disabilities. The most common neurodevelopmental dysfunction were language disorders, poor graphomotor fluency and poor fine motor dexterity. It was also found that educational difficulty were associated with prematurity, low Apgar scores, neonatal complications and familial predisposition.
Department of Pediatrics, Pomeranian Academy of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014427:Twins / Q000193:education / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data