Prechtl's assessment of general movements: A diagnostic tool for the functional assessment of the young nervous system

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-67

  Einspieler, Christa ^a   Prechtl, Heinz F R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

CP; Fidgety movements; Infant; Minor neurological deficits; Prediction; Preterm; Quality; Spontaneous movements

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; BODY MOVEMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NECK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRITHING TEST;

CEREBRAL PALSY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MASS SCREENING; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 18144369639     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20051     Document Type: Review

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