Which better predicts later outcome in fullterm infants: Quality of general movements or neurological examination?

Early Human Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-85

  Cioni, Giovanni ^a   Prechtl, Heinz F R ^b   Ferrari, Fabrizio ^c   Paolicelli, Paola B ^a   Einspieler, Christa ^b   Roversi, M Federica ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranial ultrasound; Follow up; Fullterm infant; General movements; Neurological examination; Videorecording

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INFANT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0031585545     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(97)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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