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Article: Study results from Hospital for Sick Children provide new insights into life sciences.
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- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- November 21, 2009
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According to a study from Toronto, Canada, "The objective of the study was to measure upper limb motor function in young adults with spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBM) and typically developing age peers. were 26 young adults with SBM, with a Verbal or Performance IQ score of at least 70 on the Wechsler scales, and 27 age- and gender-matched controls."
"Four upper limb motor function tasks were performed under four different visual and cognitive challenge conditions. Motor independence was assessed by questionnaire. Fewer SBM than control participants obtained perfect posture and rebound scores. The SBM group performed less accurately and was more disrupted by ...
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