Open AccessPoor performance of fine motor activity among biological parents of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Author(s) -
Hung Ni Chun,
Lin ShihHsien,
Chi Mei Hung,
Lin ChienHo,
Chen Po See,
Lee I Hui,
Chen Kao Chin,
Yang Yen Kuang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/j.kjms.2016.10.001
Subject(s) - medicine , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , offspring , finger tapping , dopaminergic , heritability , dopamine , attention deficit , audiology , attention deficits , pediatrics , psychiatry , cognition , pregnancy , genetics , biology
It has been proposed that the dopaminergic system and heritability may play roles in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We assessed the performance of healthy parents of children with ADHD in the finger tapping test (FTT) in this study, which is a reliable test and sensitive to central dopamine activity. A total of 16 parents of children with ADHD and 32 controls were enrolled. The FTT was conducted. The 16 healthy parents of children with ADHD exhibited a significantly poorer performance in the FTT, using the nondominant hand, than the 32 healthy controls. This finding indicated that poor motor function could be a potential characteristic in parents of offspring with ADHD.