Gross motor development in the preschool phase depends on several factors that remain
poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate whether level of habitual physical activity …

Background Preschool is a crucial period for developing motor skills. Objective This study
evaluated factors associated with motor competence in preschoolers from a Brazilian urban …

Children with acute leukemia (ALL) often suffer from several disease and treatment related
side-effects during treatment. The aim of the present study was to determine the gross and …

Access to environmental opportunities can favor children's learning and cognitive
development. The objectives is to construct an index that synthesizes environmental …

Background Mood, cognitive and physical functioning have been widely studied in
hospitalized pediatric patients. They fall under mental status examination (MSE). Even …

Background Children with neurological diseases suffer from neurocognitive problems due to
both the disease and the treatment processes. Therefore, it is necessary that a battery can …

PURPOSE: Down Syndrome (DS) is a common genetic disorder caused by trisomy 21. Due
to cognitive challenges associated with DS, individuals often experience difficulty performing …

Few studies have investigated the mobility of preschool age children with Down syndrome
(DS). This study aimed to compare the mobility of preschool age children with and without …

Poucos estudos investigaram a mobilidade de pré-escolares com síndrome de Down (SD).
Dessa forma, os objetivos desta pesquisa foram comparar a mobilidade de pré-escolares …

ABSTRACT The Mini-Mental Examination for Children (MMC) is a widely used tool for
assessing global cognitive deficits, however, is still unknown whether MMC is sensitive for …