Data · dataset · 2026
Structural and functional alterations of the central vestibular system in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder: a scoping review protocol
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<p dir="ltr">Balance difficulties are commonly observed in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), yet the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these impairments remain poorly understood.
Description
Findings from vestibular and neuroimaging research suggest that alterations within the central vestibular system, a hierarchical neural network encompassing the brainstem, cerebellum, subcortical, and cortical regions, may reflect a shared neurobiological mechanism across these neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).
However, no review to date has systematically mapped which structures within the central vestibular system are affected across DCD, ADHD, and ASD, nor how these alterations may contribute to balance difficulties.</p><p dir="ltr">This protocol outlines a scoping review that will systematically identify, map, and synthesize the available evidence on structural and functional alterations within the central vestibular system in children with DCD, ADHD, and/or ASD.
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The review will be conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews and reported following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Comprehensive searches will be performed in MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus, alongside targeted searches of grey literature. Eligible studies will include neuroimaging investigations of central vestibular structures in children aged 4 to 18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of DCD, ADHD, and/or ASD.
Data will be extracted and synthesized narratively, with findings organized according to anatomical region (brainstem, cerebellum, subcortical, and cortical structures) and NDD-diagnosis.</p><p dir="ltr">By consolidating evidence across these disorders, this review aims to clarify the involvement of central vestibular structures in balance and motor impairments in children with NDDs. These findings will help characterize shared and disorder-specific patterns of neural alterations, and identify priorities for future research.</p>
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- DOI doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34040538.v1 ↗
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- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
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Provenance · 3 source records, 14 field assertions
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| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/34040538 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/34040538 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/34040538 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:420102 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Audiology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:420102 | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Audiology'] |
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| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:520101 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Child and adolescent development'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:520101 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Child and adolescent development'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:520101 | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Child and adolescent development'] |
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| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/rights |
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| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |