A Polygraphic Study of Normal and Abnormal Newborn Infants

Theorell, K; Hf, Prechtl; Je, Vos

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1091710

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“…development of circadian sleep-wakefulness rhythm; longitudinal and transversal studies; normal infants and young children; regional differences; environmental factors period, called the critical age, when proper stimulation is necessary and inevitable for normal development of the circadian rhythm and consequently for behavioral maturation (Kleitman and Engelmann 1953;Aserinsky and Kleitman 1953;Theorell et al 1974;Segawa 1983;Furukawa and Segawa 1985). It is important to know the basic mechanism of normal development of the sleep-wakefulness cycle in normal infants and children for early detection of mental diseases or abnormal behaviors.…”

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The Development of Sleep-Wakefulness Rhythm in Normal Infants and Young Children.

Segawa

Nomura

et al. 1993

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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The Development of Sleep-Wakefulness Rhythm in Normal Infants and Young Children.

Segawa

Nomura

et al. 1993

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…This child was lethargic, difficult to arouse, and made poor eye contact. Observations of sleeping and waking behavior in the nursery also revealed a pattern of poorly organized and nearly absent rapid eye movement sleep states, which are correlated with poor outcome (Theorell, Prechtl, & Vos, 1974;Tynan, in press) in children with neurological problems.…”

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Student volunteer social support and infant intervention: A case study

Tynan¹,

Kristina²,

Serper³

1985

Infant Ment. Health J.

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The emphases in infant mental health have been in the three areas of supporting the mother‐infant dyad through education, psychotherapy to help parents resolve emotional conflicts that interfere with the parent‐infant interaction, and support during the acute crisis that follows an abnormal birth. The case described herein involves a child with a genetic defect born to competent parents, a chronic stressful situation that does not fit these categories. It became apparent in the first few months after the birth that both the child and parents were in need of some help in coping with the situation. An intervention was designed to help provide both the necessary stimulation for the baby and the needed emotional support for the family, while it acknowledged their skill and competencies as parents. This was done through the help of college student volunteers, who assisted the mother in the home. Developmental data recorded at birth, 7 months, 12 months, and 39 months indicate that the child is severely multiply handicapped. Interview data with the parents at those times document their personal and family difficulties, the eventual resolution as a family in dealing with this problem, and the importance of the volunteer help during that process.

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“…In a polygraphic study of infants between two and 11 days of age, those with levels of serum bilirubin ranging from 10 to 22mg/dl had significantly reduced awake time and prolonged state two sleep epochs (Prechtl er al. 1973, Theorell et al 1974). In addition, long-term correlations have been shown between increasing serum bilirubin levels and decreasing motor scores on the Bayley Scale at eight months and one year of age (Boggs et al 1967, Scheidt et al 1977.…”

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The Behavior of Jaundiced Infants undergoing Phototherapy

Telzrow

Snyder

Tronick³

et al. 1980

Develop Med Child Neuro

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SUMMARY Ten full‐term jaundiced infants were examined with the Brazelton Scale before, during and following phototherapy. They were compared with 10 non‐jaundiced control infants examined at the same post‐partum ages. All infants were appropriate for gestational age and free of perinatal complications other than hyperbilirubinemia. Differences on the orienting items of the Brazelton examinations (primarily visual orienting) were found prior to the onset of phototherapy or separation, and persisted for the length of the study. The greatest over‐all differences were noted during phototherapy and separation from the mother, at which times the treatment group had lower scores on four of the six orienting items. They also had lower scores on muscle tonus, pull‐to‐sit and cuddliness while undergoing phototherapy, and poorer scores on orienting items, self‐quieting and tremulousness were also evident three days following treatment. It is suggested that the differences found in mother‐infant interaction following separation for the management of minor medical problems may be related to changes in infant behaviour which are already evident prior to separation. In the cases of jaundiced infants requiring phototherapy, these changes appear to be related primarily to hyperbilirubinemia. The possibility of these effects being prolonged or confounded by phototherapy or separation cannot be discounted. RÉSUMÉ Comportement de nourrissons ictériques sous phototherapie Dix nourrissons icteriques nes a terme ont été examines a partir de l'échelle de Brazelton avant, durant et a la suite d'une phototherapie. lis ont été compares a dix nourrissons non‐icteriques exammines au meme age post‐natal. Tous les nourrissons etaient aparies pour l'âgé de gestation et sans complications perinatales autres que l'hyperbilirubinemie. Des differences aux items d'orientation de l'échelle de Brazelton (orientation visuelle principalement) ont été notées avant le debut de la phototherapie ou de la separation et ont persiste tout au long de l'etude. Les differences les plus importantes ont été notées durant la phototherapie et la separation d'avec la mere et a ce moment le groupe traite avait des reussites inferieures pour quatre des six items d'orientation. lis avaient aussi des scores inferieurs pour le tonus musculaire, le tire‐assis et le pelotonnement sous phototherapie; des scores plus pauvres aux items d'orientation, a l'aptitude a se calmer et a l'etat d'excitation etaient egalement evidents durant les trois jours suivant le traitement. Les auteurs suggerent que les differences trouvees dans les interactions mere‐enfant a la suite d'une separation pour le traitement de problemes medicaux mineurs peuvent etre liees a des modifications dans le comportement de l'enfant deja manifestes avant la separation. Dans le cas de nourrissons icteriques requerant une phototherapie, ces modifications apparaissent dues avant tout a l'hyperbilirubinemie. On ne peut evidemment eliminer le fait que ces effets soient prolonges ou renforces par la phototherapie ou...

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A Polygraphic Study of Normal and Abnormal Newborn Infants

Cited by 36 publications

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The Development of Sleep-Wakefulness Rhythm in Normal Infants and Young Children.

The Development of Sleep-Wakefulness Rhythm in Normal Infants and Young Children.

Student volunteer social support and infant intervention: A case study

The Behavior of Jaundiced Infants undergoing Phototherapy

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