Prechtl's Method on the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in Preterm, Term and Young Infants,9781898683629

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

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781898683629
ISBN10: 189868362X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-12-03
Publisher(s): Mac Keith Press
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Summary

Describes a qualitative assessment of general movements (GMs) as a specific predictor for neurological impairments, as devised by the distinguished developmental neurologist, Heinz Prechtl Includes a CD-Rom giving 15 cases selected from the book

Table of Contents

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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 movements?
How objective, reliable and valid is the general movement assessment?
The clinical application of the method
Quantitative assessment is an insensitive indicator of an impaired integrity of the nervous system
Brain ultrasound and general movement assessment
Neurological examination and general movement assessment
What other methods of general movement exist?
Epilogue
References
Index
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