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| Jill G ZwickerSummaryAffiliation: University of British Columbia Country: Canada Publications
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A reflection on motor learning theory in pediatric occupational therapy practiceJill G Zwicker
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Can J Occup Ther 76:29-37. 2009..Theory provides a guide to clinical practice. To date, the most prevalent theories in pediatric occupational therapy practice are sensory integration and neurodevelopmental treatment...
Quality of life of formerly preterm and very low birth weight infants from preschool age to adulthood: a systematic reviewJill Glennis Zwicker
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, T325 2211, Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2B5
Pediatrics 121:e366-76. 2008..The goal of this systematic review was to synthesize studies that examined the health-related quality of life of preschool- and school-aged children, adolescents, and young adults who were born preterm and/or at very low birth weight...- Neural correlates of developmental coordination disorder: a review of hypothesesJill G Zwicker
Faculty of Medicine, Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Child Neurol 24:1273-81. 2009..Neuroimaging studies and behavioral investigations of learning-related change in motor behavior are the next critical step in enhancing our understanding of developmental coordination disorder... - Brain activation of children with developmental coordination disorder is different than peersJill G Zwicker
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3V4
Pediatrics 126:e678-86. 2010..The purpose of this study was to determine whether patterns of brain activity differed between children with and without DCD while performing a motor task... - Brain activation associated with motor skill practice in children with developmental coordination disorder: an fMRI studyJill G Zwicker
Faculty of Medicine, Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, T325 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2B5
Int J Dev Neurosci 29:145-52. 2011..These data suggest a neurobiological correlation with impaired learning of motor skills in children with DCD, which will need to be confirmed with a larger sample... - Developmental coordination disorder: a pilot diffusion tensor imaging studyJill G Zwicker
Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Pediatr Neurol 46:162-7. 2012..70, P = 0.003). Reduced axial diffusivity in motor and sensory tracts may be implicated in developmental coordination disorder, but replication in a larger study is needed to confirm these findings... - Developmental coordination disorder: a review and updateJill G Zwicker
Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 16:573-81. 2012..As well, we briefly describe current interventions for children with the disorder and results of recent neuroimaging studies of the brains of children with DCD, including research by the authors of this paper... - Developmental coordination disorder in school-aged children born very preterm and/or at very low birth weight: a systematic reviewJessica Edwards
Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
J Dev Behav Pediatr 32:678-87. 2011..To systematically review and synthesize the literature to document the association between infants born very preterm and/or very low birth weight (VLBW) and the presence of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) at school age...