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Effect of visual attention on postural control in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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Bucci, Maria Pia, Seassau, Magali, Larger, Sandrine, Bui-Quoc, Emmanuel, Gerard, Christophe-Loic·2014·Research in Developmental Disabilities
DOI 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.03.029
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We compared the effect of oculomotor tasks on postural sway in two groups of ADHD children with and without methylphenidate (MPH) treatment against a group of control age-matched children. Fourteen MPH-untreated ADHD children, fourteen MPH-treated ADHD children and a group of control children participated to the study. Eye movements were recorded using a video-oculography system and postural sway measured with a force platform simultaneously. Children performed fixation, pursuits, pro- and anti-saccades. We analyzed the number of saccades during fixation, the number of catch-up saccades during pursuits, the latency of pro- and anti-saccades; the occurrence of errors in the anti-saccade task and the surface and mean velocity of the center of pressure (CoP). During the postural task, the quality of fixation was significantly worse in both groups of ADHD children with respect to control children; in contrast, the number of catch-up saccades during pursuits, the latency of pro-/anti-saccades and the rate of errors in the anti-saccade task did not differ in the three groups of children. The surface of the CoP in MPH-treated children was similar to that of control children, while MPH-untreated children showed larger postural sway. When performing any saccades, the surface of the CoP improved with respect to fixation or pursuits tasks. This study provides evidence of poor postural control in ADHD children, probably due to cerebellar deficiencies. Our study is also the first to show an improvement on postural sway in ADHD children performing saccadic eye movements.

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  • Balance deficits in children with ADHD have been reported in simple standing postures such as standing on a fixed platform with eyes open.

    “while balance deficits in children with ADHD have been reported in simple standing postures such as standing on a fixed platform with eyes open (Bucci et al., 2014; Hassan and Azzam, 2012; Kooistra et al., 2009; Shorer et al., 2012)”

    From Postural sway and regional cerebellar volume in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2015) · cites this paper as Bucci et al., 2014

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Authors
Bucci, M. P., Seassau, M., Larger, S., Bui-Quoc, E., & Gerard, C.-L.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Hôpital Robert-Debré (FR)
Corresponding author
Bucci, Maria Pia
ORCID
Bucci, Maria Pia
Venue
Research in Developmental Disabilities
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-06
Volume
35
Issue
6
Pages
1292-1300
ISSN
0891-4222 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ridd.2014.03.029
OpenAlex
W2050161747
Cited by
56
References
53
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FWCI
5.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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other-oa
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  • Research in Developmental Disabilities (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, postural control, postural sway, visual attention, oculomotor tasks, saccades, antisaccade task, pursuit, catch-up saccades, center of pressure, methylphenidate, cerebellar dysfunction, children
MeSH terms
Central Nervous System Stimulants, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Postural Balance, Eye Movements, Female, Fixation, Ocular, Humans, Male, Methylphenidate, Psychomotor Performance, Saccades, Visual Perception, Case-Control Studies, Eye Movement Measurements

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