Neurodevelopmental assessment of the newborn: An opportunity for prediction of outcome

Brain and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-105

  El Dib, Mohamed ^a   Massaro, An N ^a   Glass, Penny ^b   Aly, Hany ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical examination; Neurobehavioral; Preterm

Indexed keywords

AMIEL TISON NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AT TERM; ASSESSMENT OF PRETERM INFANTS BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAZELTON NEONATAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; DUBOWITZ NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NETWORK NEUROBEHAVIORAL SCALE; NEUROBEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PRETERM INFANTS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRETCHL ASSESSMENT OF GENERAL MOVEMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TRAINING; VALIDITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78751626387     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.04.004     Document Type: Review

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