Neuromotor immaturity in children and adults : the INPP screening test for clinicians and health practitioners / / Sally Goddard Blythe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141661603321
• Autore: Goddard Sally <1957->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-118-73694-X; 1-118-73690-7; 1-118-73685-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92; 618.9285889003
• Soggetti: Movement disorders - Diagnosis; Sensorimotor integration; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1.14 Screening TestsHow to use the screening test; References; 2 Screening Test for Use with Children ; 2.1 General Instructions; 2.2 Scoring; 2.3 Tests; The Romberg test; One-leg stand or Unipedal Stance Test (UPST); Tests for 'soft signs' of neurological dysfunction: The Tandem and Fog walks; The Tandem walk; The Fog walk (1963 19) (walking on the outsides of the feet); Finger and thumb opposition test; 2.4 Tests for Primitive Reflexes; Asymmetrical Tonic Neck reflex (ATNr); Test procedure: Ayres quadruped test for the ATNR 25 ; Test procedure: Ayres quadruped test for the ATNr25; Adapted Hoff-Schilder test for the ATNR (from seven years of age 30)The Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR); Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR): Erect test; The Moro reflex; 2.5 Sample Score Sheets; 2.6 Sample Observation Sheets; 2.7 Interpreting the Scores; Children; References; 3 Neuromotor Immaturity in Adults ; 3.1 The Role of the Vestibular System and Its Connections; 3.2 Historical Background to Links Between Vestibular-Cerebellar Dysfunction and Anxiety, Agoraphobia and Panic Disorder; 3.3 Vestibular Dysfunction: Cause or Effect?
• Sommario/riassunto: "Available to healthcare professionals for the first time, this book contains proven screening tests to measure neuromotor immaturity in children and adults in order to provide a basis for referral and help. Allows practitioners to screen for disorders of movement that can negatively affect educational performance and emotional function in children and adolescents. Assesses instances where disorders of movement in adults are affecting thoughts and behavior, as in panic disorder. Provides a novel approach for health care professionals observing aberrant reflexes in the absence of more serious pathology. Includes reproducible scoring and observation sheets for practice and serves as the perfect complement to Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning"--Provided by publisher.