Cerebellum Atrophy and Development of a Peripheral Dysgraphia: A Paediatric Case

Two types of dysgraphia may be distinguished: the core ones, which reflect damage to the linguistic orthographic routes, and the peripheral ones, produced by alterations in the selection or execution of graphic motor patterns. We report the case of an 8-year-old male child, who consulted specialists...

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Published in:Cerebellum (London, England) England), 2010-12, Vol.9 (4), p.530-536
Main Authors: Fournier del Castillo, Maria Concepción, Maldonado Belmonte, Maria Jesus, Ruiz-Falcó Rojas, Maria Luz, López Pino, Miguel Ángel, Bernabeu Verdú, Jordi, Suárez Rodríguez, Jesús M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agraphia - etiology
Agraphia - pathology
Atrophy - complications
Atrophy - pathology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cerebellum - pathology
Child
Functional Laterality
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neurobiology
Neurology
Neuropsychological Tests
Neurosciences
Writing
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Summary:Two types of dysgraphia may be distinguished: the core ones, which reflect damage to the linguistic orthographic routes, and the peripheral ones, produced by alterations in the selection or execution of graphic motor patterns. We report the case of an 8-year-old male child, who consulted specialists due to difficulties in writing, with a background of acute cerebellar swelling at the age of 4. The writing pattern he has developed shows characteristic errors of a peripheral dysgraphia. The magnetic resonance imaging taken during the neuropsychological evaluation shows a mild atrophy in the cerebellum cortex. Our case is similar to previous studies of adult patients and equally supports the fact that the functional network responsible for the peripheral control of writing abilities may include the cerebellum, which not only maintains previously learnt writing processes but is also involved in the evolutionary acquisition of this ability.
ISSN:1473-4222
1473-4230
DOI:10.1007/s12311-010-0188-3