title: Subtypes of developmental coordination disorder: research on their nature and etiology.
abstract: Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) are a group embracing clumsiness and developmental dyspraxia. Our study provides a better understanding of the nature of DCD and its etiology, and identifies subtypes of dyspraxia. Forty-three children with DCD (5-15 years) were enrolled on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV-TR]; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria. Extensive standardized evaluations were conducted. We distinguished from two patterns of "pure" developmental dyspraxia: ideomotor and visual-spatial/visual-constructional, and mix dyspraxia with more co-morbidities. Our study provides a better understanding of the nature of DCD, and sheds light on its etiology and brain dysfunction, so as to identify subtypes of developmental DCD/dyspraxia with specific clinical criteria.
authors.affiliation: University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France. laurence.vaivre-douret@inserm.fr
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaivre-Douret
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lalanne
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ingster-Moati
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boddaert
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cabrol
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dufier
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Golse
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Falissard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001072:Apraxias / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests