@article{article_1534185, title={The Relationship Between Consanguinity and Other Factors with Gross Motor Function Levels in Children with Neuromotor Developmental Delay}, journal={Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={14}, pages={288–294}, year={2025}, DOI={10.53424/balikesirsbd.1534185}, author={Kolutek Ay, Bilgehan and Tuna, Mustafa}, keywords={kan bağı, Motor Beceri Bozuklukları, Nöromotor gelişimsel bozukluklar}, abstract={Objective: It is well established that consanguinity is a risk factor for neuromotor developmental delay. In our clinical observations, we have noted that children with neuromotor delay, and consanguineous parents tend to have more delayed gross motor skills. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of consanguinity in children with neuromotor developmental delay, and whether there is any relationship between consanguinity, gross motor function classification, and other parameters. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and six paediatric patients diagnosed with neuromotor developmental delay and referred to the rehabilitation clinic were included in the study. In the children included in the study, consanguinity and gross motor function levels were evaluated in conjunction with diagnosis, gestational age, birth weight, and various maternal and paternal factors, and inter-group comparisons were made. Results: 68% of the patients had a history of consanguinity. 65.5% of the children had a history of incubator care, 35.4% had a history of asphyxia, and 30.1% had a history of epilepsy. Upon reviewing the diagnoses, 63.6% were diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and 13.6% were diagnosed with axial hypotonia. Furthermore, no significant relationship was found between incubator care, asphyxia, epilepsy, neuromotor developmental delay, and consanguinity with gross motor classification. Conclusion: In our study, no significant relationship was found between consanguinity, gross motor classification, and other parameters in children with neuromotor developmental delay. Further studies are required to determine whether consanguineous marriage influences motor classification in neuromotor developmental delay.}, number={2}, publisher={Balıkesir Üniversitesi}