Prechtl's Method on the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in Preterm, Term and Young Infants

Christa Einspieler (Author), Heinz R. F. Prechtl (Author), Arend Bos (Author), Fabrizio Ferrari (Author), Giovanni Cioni (Author)

9781898683629, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 24 October 2008

104 pages
24 x 17 x 0.8 cm, 0.245 kg

Authors' appointments
Introduction: how it all came about
1. Basic concepts of developmental neurology
2. What are spontaneous movements?
3. How to record and assess general movements?
4. What could interfere with the quality of movements?
5. How objective, reliable and valid is the general movement assessment?
6. The clinical application of the method
7. Quantitative assessment is an insensitive indicator of an impaired integrity of the nervous system
8. Brain ultrasound and general movement assessment
9. Neurological examination and general movement assessment
10. What other methods of general movement exist?
Epilogue
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical & internal medicine [MJ]