A follow-up study of child psychiatric clinic attenders with minor neurological dysfunction.

摘要: Thirty-two child psychiatric patients with minor neurological dysfunction (MND) were followed-up after a mean interval of 5.3 years. Six clusters analyzed that measured posture and muscle tonus, reflexes, coordination balance, fine manipulative ability, choreiform dyskinesia, associated movements. In the majority cases, remission occurred for dyskinesia reflexes. Problems ability movements, however, persisted in most cases. Change total MND-abnormality score was also analyzed. Elevated scores greater age at initial assessment, longer intervals between assessment follow-up improvement, indicating biological maturation is an important factor symptom remission. Slow background activity predominant EEG-pattern tended to persist rather than remit over time. A wide spectrum diagnoses recorded on both occasions. general, tendency disorders stronger persistence new manifestation. addition, regard behavioural abnormalities, subscore emotional diminished