Question 1

can acute porphyria cause problems with fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Acute porphyria: Muscle weakness can be a symptom can comes with exacerbation of acute intermittent porphyria. Fine motor skill difficulties alone is unlikely to be the result of acute porphyria. See your PCP for any concerns about fine motor skills. 
Here is info on acute intermittent porphyria. http://www.porphyriafoundation.com/about-porphyria/types-of-porphyria/AIP

Question 2

how can i improve fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

At what age ? What : is the underlying neurological or neurodevelopmental cause? These determine what treatments may be effective. Assessment &amp; therapy for visual-perceptual or visual-motor impairments are done by occupational therapists. If you have no problem, just trying to master a specific skill, practice, practice, The left hand&#x27;s  area of the motor cortex  is larger in concert violinists than in  the rest of us

Question 3

what can i do to boost fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Consult an OT: Consult and occupational therapist.  Ots specialize in working with people who need fine motor training.

Question 4

how does one get loss of fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Depends: This depends on many factors.  Most importantly, it depends on the age of the patient.  If it is a baby or child, it could mean something completely different than if it were an elderly person.

Question 5

how do video games affect fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Video game players: improve their  visual attention &amp; eye-hand coordination, but they use navigation strategies reliant on the brain's reward system (caudate nucleus), not its  spatial memory system (hippocampus). Resultant decreases in hippocampal structure (grey matter) &amp; function increase risk of neurological disorders like Alzheimer's. Long-term studies using  functional MRI's are needed to define degree of risk.

Question 6

is it possible that i'm losing my fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Yes but . . .: I can't diagnose any loss over the internet! my recommendation is to document your concerns w/your family physician and ask for referral to an occupational therapist for an evaluation. At the very least, you can determine your current status and use this as a baseline for repeat assessment in 6-12mo or so. If there's an obvious deficit, then your doc can initiate an evaluation and/or refer to neur.

Question 7

what are normal gross and fine motor skills for toddlers?

Accepted Answer

Varies with age: An example of a gross motor skill is standing,walking.or stooping and recovering. An example of a fine motor skill is picking up a raisin with a neat pincer grasp between  fingers.

Question 8

how can i help my child develop gross and fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Play with him/her: Playing is to help your child to develop motor skills.

Question 9

what is the medical definition of gross and fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Motor domains of : development depend on the brain's ability to plan, coordinate, execute &amp; remember age-appropriate movements of normal quality, the health, tone &amp; strength of muscles, the disappearance of primitive reflexes &amp; eye-hand coordination. Gross (large) muscle movements develop head to toe the 1st yr. Volitional fine (small) muscle movements develop from shoulder to fingers, from palmar to pincer grasp.

Question 10

how do gross and fine motor skills develop from age 0-3 years?

Accepted Answer

It takes &gt; 400 words: to give you specifics; see healthy children.org &amp; firststeps.org. Gross motor develops head-to-toe from 0-12 mos. Fine motor develops  from regarding one's hands at 2 mos. to hands in midline, proximal-distal. Grasp develops ulnar to radial, palm to thumb &amp; index finger. Volitional movements require normal muscle tone &amp; strength, vision, disappearance of primitive reflexes &amp; "tummy time".

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