Title |
Movement Disorders and Syndromic Autism: A Systematic Review
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Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, July 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/s10803-018-3658-y |
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Authors |
L. Bell, A. Wittkowski, D. J. Hare |
Abstract |
Movement disorders are reported in idiopathic autism but the extent to which comparable movement disorders are found in syndromic/co-morbid autism is unknown. A systematic search of Medline, Embase, PsychINFO and CINAHL on the prevalence of specific movement disorder in syndromic autism associated with specific genetic syndromes identified 16 papers, all relating to Angelman syndrome or Rett syndrome. Prevalence rates of 72.7-100% and 25.0-27.3% were reported for ataxia and tremor, respectively, in Angelman syndrome. In Rett syndrome, prevalence rates of 43.6-50% were reported for ataxia and 27.3-48.3% for tremor with additional reports of dystonia, rigidity and pyramidal signs. However, reliable assessment measures were rarely used and recruitment was often not described in sufficient detail. |
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Geographical breakdown
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United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 82 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 11% |
Researcher | 7 | 9% |
Student > Master | 7 | 9% |
Other | 4 | 5% |
Other | 18 | 22% |
Unknown | 27 | 33% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 17% |
Psychology | 10 | 12% |
Neuroscience | 5 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
Other | 10 | 12% |
Unknown | 33 | 40% |