Developmental coordination disorder (DCD): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD): clinical features. This is difficulty with fine motor, perceptual visual and executive function.
Definition
- This is difficulty with fine motor, perceptual visual and executive function
- It appears during childhood brain development
- It persists through to adulthood
- It may be related to deficits in the mirror motor neurone system
Synonyms
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Types of dyspraxia
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Diagnostic features
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Risk factors
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Clinical features
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Assessment
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Treatment
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References
- Gibbs J, Appleton J, Appleton R. Dyspraxia or developmental coordination disorder? Unravelling the enigma. Arch Dis Child 2007; 92:534-539.
- Farmer M, Echenne B, Drouin R, Bentourkia M. Insights in developmental coordination disorder. Curr Pediatr Rev 2017; 13:111-119.
- You H, Shi J, Huang F, Wei Z, Jones G, Du W, Hua J. Advances in genetics and epigenetics of developmental coordination disorder in children. Brain Sci 2023; 13:940.
- Harris SR, Mickelson ECR, Zwicker JG. Diagnosis and management of developmental coordination disorder. CMAJ 2015; 187:659-665.
