[Ocular proprioception and developmental dyslexia. Sixty clinical observations].
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study is to assess proprioception anomalies in postural deficiency syndrome in a group of children suffering from reading impairment.


METHODS
Sixty male patients with an average age of 11 years and 9 months were included in the study. Initially, they were given a standardized neuropsychological examination, which confirmed the diagnosis of reading impairment. Then after filling out a questionnaire seeking a proprioceptive anomaly, the patients were subjected to a clinical ocular and postural examination consisting of nine precisely described steps.


RESULTS
All of the patients recruited for the study presented clinical signs confirming a proprioception disorder found as a part of postural deficiency syndrome.


CONCLUSIONS
This study opens a new direction for research concerning the origin and treatment of at least some reading-impaired children.
Quercia
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU de Dijon, Dijon. querpat@aol.com
Seigneuric
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A
Chariot
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S
Vernet
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P
Pozzo
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T
Bron
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A
Creuzot-Garcher
C
C
Robichon
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F
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005123:Eye / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance; D011434:Proprioception; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology