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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959430903321

Titolo

Prechtl's method on the qualitative assessment of general movements in preterm, term and young infants / / Christa Einspieler ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Mac Keith Press, 2004

ISBN

9781907655692

1907655697

9781898683742

1898683743

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 p.)

Collana

Clinics in developmental medicine, , 0069-4835 ; ; no. 167

Altri autori (Persone)

EinspielerChrista

PrechtlHeinz F. R

Disciplina

618.92836075

Soggetti

Premature infants - Diseases - Diagnosis

Infants - Diseases - Diagnosis

Neurologic examination

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

Introduction: how it all came about -- Basic concepts of developmental neurology -- What are spontaneous movements? -- How to record and assess general movements -- What could interfere with the quality of general movements? -- How objective, reliable and valid is the general movement assessment? -- The clinical application of the method -- Quantitative assessment is an insensitive indicator of impaired integrity of the nervous system -- Brain ultrasound and general movement assessment -- Neurological examination and general movement assessment -- What other methods of general movement assessment exist? -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

A quick, non-invasive, non-intrusive and cost-effective method with high reliability and high validity is much in demand for the early detection of neurological anomalies which point to cerebral palsy and developmental deficits later on in life.Over his years as a distinguished developmental neurologist, Heinz Prechtl has devised such a method; a qualitative assessment of general movements (GMs) as a specific predictor for neurological impairments. His method is described in this



book.GMs form part of a distinct pattern of movements in preterm babies, term newborns and young infants. They are complex, frequent, and usually of sufficient length. Changes in the normal quality of GMs are a reliable indicator of brain dysfunction.