Developmental coordination disorders (DCD) affect approximately 6% of school aged children and significantly impair their activities of daily living and their academic performance. These impairments are not explicable by age, IQ or neurological condition.1,2 Some studies suggest that deficits in motor coordination among children with DCD could be related to sensory processing difficulties (SPD)...

A study by Zhang et al. in this issue of Neuron reveals a novel mechanism of control of vestibular motor functions by the orexin (hypocretin) system in the perifornical/LH area through the lateral vestibular nucleus in the brainstem. This knowledge provides new insights into the understanding of brain circuitry that controls motor functions and diseases/conditions related to impairments in this...

Although much is known about the relationship between neuropsychiatric problems and the severity of cognitive impairments, relatively little is known about the association with specific cognitive impairments. The aim of this study was to determine whether specific cognitive impairments are predictive of neuropsychiatric problems. One hundred twenty-six patients were evaluated every 6 months for...