Friday, December 19, 2014

Primary Complex Motor Stereotypies in Older Children and Adolescents: Clinical Features and Longitudinal Follow-Up

Primary Complex Motor Stereotypies in Older Children and Adolescents: Clinical Features and Longitudinal Follow-Up
Pediatric Neurology

Complex motor stereotypies (CMS) are rhythmic, repetitive, fixed, and purposeless movements that stop with distraction. Once believed to occur only in children with autism spectrum or other developmental disorders, their presence in otherwise typically developing children (primary) has been well established. In primary CMS, little information is available about the long-term outcome of the movements or existing comorbidities. Forty-nine healthy participants (31 boys), ages 9 to 20 years with primary CMS who were previously diagnosed at a pediatric movements disorder clinic, were identified from medical records.

Original Article: http://www.pedneur.com/article/S0887-8994(14)00667-5/abstract?rss=yes

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