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- Title
The Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale is Age-Dependent in Healthy Children.
- Authors
Kuiper, Marieke Johanna; Vrijenhoek, Loïs; Brandsma, Rick; Lunsing, Roelineke J; Burger, Huibert; Eggink, Hendriekje; Peall, Kathryn J; Contarino, Maria Fiorella; Speelman, Johannes D; Tijssen, Marina A J; Sival, Deborah A
- Abstract
Background The Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale is a universally applied instrument for the quantitative assessment of dystonia in both children and adults. However, immature movements by healthy young children may also show 'dystonic characteristics' as a consequence of physiologically incomplete brain maturation. This could implicate that Burke-Fahn-Marsden scale scores are confounded by pediatric age. Objective In healthy young children, we aimed to determine whether physiologically immature movements and postures can induce an age-related effect on Burke-Fahn-Marsden movement and disability scale scores. Methods Nine assessors specializied in movement disorders (3 adult neurologists, 3 pediatric neurologists, and 3 MD/PhD students) independently scored the Burke-Fahn-Marsden movement scale in 52 healthy children (4-16 years of age; 2 boys and 2 girls per year of age). Independent of that, parents scored their children's functional motor development according to the Burke-Fahn-Marsden disability scale in another 52 healthy children (4-16 years of age; 2 boys and 2 girls per year of age). By regression analysis, we determined the association between Burke-Fahn-Marsden movement and disability scales outcomes and pediatric age. Results In healthy children, assessment of physiologically immature motor performances by the Burke-Fahn-Marsden movement and disability scales showed an association between the outcomes of both scales and age (until 16 years and 12 years of age, β = −0.72 and β = −0.60, for Burke-Fahn-Marsden movement and disability scale, respectively [both P < 0.001]). Conclusions The Burke-Fahn-Marsden movement and disability scales are influenced by the age of the child. For accurate interpretation of longitudinal Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale scores in young dystonic children, consideration of pediatric age-relatedness appears advisory.
- Subjects
DYSTONIA; MOVEMENT disorders in children; AGE factors in disease; PEDIATRIC physiology; MATURATION (Psychology); BRAIN degeneration
- Publication
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2016, Vol 3, Issue 6, p580
- ISSN
2330-1619
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mdc3.12339