Does the assessment of general movements without video observation reliably predict neurological outcome?

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 362-367

  Guzzetta, Andrea ^a   Belmonti, Vittorio ^a,b   Battini, Roberta ^a   Boldrini, Antonio ^b   Bruna Paolicelli, Paola ^a   Cioni, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Infant; Neurological assessment; Newborn; Spontaneous motility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 35148850995     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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