Fatty acid supplements did not improve motor function but improved literacy levels in developmental coordination disorder

Richardson AJ, Montgomery Paul. The Oxford-Durham study: a randomized, controlled trial of dietary supplementation with fatty acids in children with developmental coordination disorder. Pediatrics 2005; 115:1360–6.Q In children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), do fatty acid supplements improve motor function, reading and spelling levels, and symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

For correspondence: Dr A J Richardson, University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, UK. [email protected]

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