Prechtl's method on the qualitative assessment of general movements in preterm, term and young infants.
By: Christa Einspieler ... [et al.].
Contributors: Einspieler, Christa.; Prechtl, Heinz F. R.
Series: Clinics in developmental medicine,; no. 167
Publisher: Mac Keith Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
Subjects: Infants (Premature) -- Diseases -- Diagnosis; Infants -- Diseases -- Diagnosis; Neurologic examination; Neurologic Examination -- methods; Nervous System Diseases -- diagnosis -- Infant; Infant Behavior -- physiology; Fetal Movement -- physiology; Movement -- physiology -- Infant; Nervous System -- growth & development
Notes: One DVD in pocket attached to back cover lining paper.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: how it all came about; title: Basic concepts of developmental neurology; title: What are spontaneous movements?; title: How to record and assess general movements; title: What could interfere with the quality of general movements?; title: How objective, reliable and valid is the general movement assessment?; title: The clinical application of the method; title: Quantitative assessment is an insensitive indicator of impaired integrity of the nervous system; title: Brain ultrasound and general movement assessment; title: Neurological examination and general movement assessment; title: What other methods of general movement assessment exist?; title: Epilogue.