Rhythmical leg movements in low-risk and brain-damaged preterm infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-213

  Droit, Sylvie ^a   Boldrini, Antonio ^b   Cioni, Giovanni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain lesions; Cerebral palsy; General movements; Kicking; Motor rhythms; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030046374     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3782(95)01709-7     Document Type: Article

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