Overview
The aim of this study was to compare fingertip tactile sensation, hand and finger grip strength, and hand pain thresholds in children diagnosed with specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression and healthy controls.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria for specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression:
- Diagnosis of specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
- Age between 6 and 12 years
- Clinically normal intellectual functioning
- Voluntary agreement to participate in the study
- Absence of any systemic disease
- Right-hand dominance
Inclusion Criteria for control:
- Age between 6 and 12 years
- Clinically normal intellectual functioning
- Willingness to participate in the study on a voluntary basis
- Absence of any systemic disease
- Right-hand dominance
Exclusion Criteria for specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression:
- Presence of verbal or visual communication problems
- History of perinatal complications or physical head trauma
- Presence of psychiatric disorders other than specific learning disorder according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
- History of known chronic physical or neurological disease (such as cerebral palsy, diabetes, epilepsy, autoimmune disease, liver failure, or kidney failure)
- Presence of substance or alcohol use disorder
- Diagnosis of a genetic disorder
- Previous surgery involving the hand region
- Presence of infection and/or sensory deficit in the hand region
Exclusion Criteria for control:
- Presence of any psychiatric disorder according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
- Presence of verbal or visual communication problems
- History of perinatal complications or physical head trauma
- History of known chronic physical or neurological disease (such as cerebral palsy, diabetes, epilepsy, autoimmune disease, liver failure, or kidney failure)
- Presence of substance or alcohol use disorder
- Diagnosis of a genetic disorder
- Previous surgery involving the hand region
- Presence of infection and/or sensory deficit in the hand region
