Aim: To translate developmental coordination disorder questionnaire in Urdu language and validate its psychometric properties for cross cultural adaptation. Methods: This validation study was done at the Lahore College of Physical Therapy. The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) translated into utilizing Bombardier, Beaton, Guillemin's cross-cultural adaption principles. fo...

Introduction:Olive leaves have been recommended in the scientific literature and traditional medicine as a cure for the treatment of diabetes and this plant has powerful antioxidants and neuroprotective effects. Here, we studied the possible effects of olive leaf extract (OLE) on motor deficits in diabetic neuropathy. Methods:The rotarod treadmill test was used to access motor coordination...

The duration of impairment of mental functioning after anaesthesia was studied in 55 patients undergoing hernia repair who were divided into three groups in which the method of induction of anaesthesia (intravenous or inhalational) and ventilation (spontaneous or controlled) was varied. Performance in a five minute serial reaction time test and subjective estimates of coordination were assessed...

Introduction: Motor behavior and coordination impairment are known side effects of opioid treatment, yet very few studies have investigated the effects of tramadol on motor behavior, or compared its effect with the effect of an opioid. This study investigates the effects of chronic injection of morphine and tramadol on rat motor function during infancy. Methods: Neonate rats (n=56) were rand...

Animal models of mental illness provide a foundation for evaluating hypotheses for the mechanistic causes of mental illness. Neurophysiological investigations of neural network activity in rodent models of mental dysfunction are reviewed from the conceptual framework of the discoordination hypothesis, which asserts that failures of neural coordination cause cognitive deficits in the judicious p...

Progressive cognitive decline is one of the hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) which can be modeled by β-amyloid injection into specific regions of brain. Since epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a potent antioxidant agent which its role against oxidative stress and inflammation has been shown in prior studies, we tried to determine whether EGCG administration protects against β-am...