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The Clumsy Child: A Study of Developmental Apraxia and Agnosic Ataxia

The Clumsy Child: A Study of Developmental Apraxia and Agnosic Ataxia This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract This is the fifth volume in the Saunders series, Major Problems in Neurology. Dr Gubbay is a neurologist who worked with John Walton, MD, the consulting editor for the series, in Newcastle on Tyne prior to returning to Perth. He has been studying and working with clumsy children for many years and has several published articles to his credit. The book is oriented toward medical practitioners with the hope it will serve as a reference for educators and psychologists. The book is organized into six chapters. Chapter 1 tries to define clumsiness in childhood, a difficult task when one considers the changes in coordination that occur in normal child development. It then exhaustively reviews the various metabolic, degenerative, and neuromuscular, disorders that produce motor dysfunction and result in poor coordination. It finishes by describing disorders within the spectrum of minimal cerebral dysfunction, under which Dr Gubbay includes developmental Gerstmann http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

The Clumsy Child: A Study of Developmental Apraxia and Agnosic Ataxia

American Journal of Diseases of Children , Volume 131 (5) – May 1, 1977

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1977 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0002-922X
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1977.02120180114025
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract This is the fifth volume in the Saunders series, Major Problems in Neurology. Dr Gubbay is a neurologist who worked with John Walton, MD, the consulting editor for the series, in Newcastle on Tyne prior to returning to Perth. He has been studying and working with clumsy children for many years and has several published articles to his credit. The book is oriented toward medical practitioners with the hope it will serve as a reference for educators and psychologists. The book is organized into six chapters. Chapter 1 tries to define clumsiness in childhood, a difficult task when one considers the changes in coordination that occur in normal child development. It then exhaustively reviews the various metabolic, degenerative, and neuromuscular, disorders that produce motor dysfunction and result in poor coordination. It finishes by describing disorders within the spectrum of minimal cerebral dysfunction, under which Dr Gubbay includes developmental Gerstmann

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American Journal of Diseases of ChildrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 1977

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