The Dubowitz neurological examination of the full-term newborn

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-60

  Dubowitz, Lilly ^a   Ricci, Daniela ^b   Mercuri, Eugenio ^a,b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neonatal examination; Optimality score; Perinatal brain lesions; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE TONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURE; REFLEX;

EID: 18144412737     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20048     Document Type: Review

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