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Evaluation of neuromuscular tone phenotypes in children with autism spectrum disorder: An exploratory study.
Neurophysiologie clinique = Clinical neurophysiology - 1 Sept 2017
Paquet Aude, Olliac Bertrand, Golse Bernard, Vaivre-Douret Laurence
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OBJECTIVE: Motor disorders are known in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but muscle tone assessments are rarely performed. Muscle tone underpins movement. We investigated muscle tone in 34 ASD children using a standardized neuro-developmental battery, which uses the French norms for muscular tone in children. METHODS: Dangling and extensibility were used to examine passive muscle tone in the upper and lower limbs...
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