The assessment of General Movements is a valuable technique for the detection of brain dysfunction in young infants. A review

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 85, Issue 416, 1996, Pages 39-43

  Hadders Algra, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

general movements; movement quality; neonatal assessment; prediction of handicap

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; FETUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BRAIN DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRAIN DISEASES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029856846     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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