Neuromotor Incoordination Predictive of ADHD

Abstract

Quantitative and qualitative motor performance on the Maastricht Motor test was evaluated in 401 children ages 5 to 6 years (232 males, 169 females) who were tested 18 months later for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ODD/CD, in a study at the University Hospital of Maastricht, Department of Neurology, the Netherlands.

Keywords

• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• diadochokinesia
• dynamic balance