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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2002 May;156(5):460-7

Institute of Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine, University of Modena, Policlinico Universitario, 41100 Modena, Italy.

Objective: To ascertain whether specific abnormalities (ie, cramped synchronized general movements [GMs]) can predict cerebral palsy and the severity of later motor impairment in preterm infants affected by brain lesions.

Design: Traditional neurological examination was performed, and GMs were serially videotaped and blindly observed for 84 preterm infants with ultrasound abnormalities from birth until 56 to 60 weeks' postmenstrual age. The developmental course of GM abnormalities was compared with brain ultrasound findings alone and with findings from neurological examination, in relation to the patient's outcome at age 2 to 3 years. Read More

Res Dev Disabil 2017 Aug 3;67:1-8. Epub 2017 Jun 3.

Research Unit iDN, Interdisciplinary Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Phoniatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND), Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Background: Even though Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal cause of intellectual disability, studies on early development are scarce.

Aim: To describe movements and postures in 3- to 5-month-old infants with Down syndrome and assess the relation between pre- and perinatal risk factors and the eventual motor performance.

Methods And Procedures: Exploratory study; 47 infants with Down syndrome (26 males, 27 infants born preterm, 22 infants with congenital heart disease) were videoed at 10-19 weeks post-term (median=14 weeks). Read More

Physiother Theory Pract 2018 Apr 24;34(4):286-292. Epub 2017 Oct 24.

a Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine , Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Trondheim , Norway.

Background: Previous evidence suggests that the variability of the spatial center of infant movements, calculated by computer-based video analysis software, can identify fidgety general movements (GMs) and predict cerebral palsy.

Aim: To evaluate whether computer-based video analysis quantifies specific characteristics of normal fidgety movements as opposed to writhing general movements.

Methods: A longitudinal study design was applied. Read More

Early Hum Dev 2006 Jan 8;82(1):53-9. Epub 2005 Sep 8.

Institute of Physiology, Developmental Physiology and Developmental Neurology, Center for Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Harrachgasse 21/5, A-8010 Graz, Austria.

Background: The assessment of the quality of general movements (GMs) in young infants is a reliable and valid diagnostic tool for detecting brain dysfunction early in life. Poor repertoire GMs are the most frequently observed abnormal GMs during the preterm, term and early postterm period. However, their predictive value for the neurological outcome is low. Read More