Assessment of motor behaviour in high-risk-infants at 3months predicts motor and cognitive outcomes in 10years old children

Follow-up at age 10years in ELBW children — Functional outcome, brain morphology and results from motor assessments in infancy

“…A recent study suggested that the quality of general movements is an early predictor for cognition [6]; however, that study did not include motor or behavioral outcomes. We previously reported that in a group of neurologically high-risk children with the presence of fidgety movements, poor outcome at 10 years was identified by abnormal concurrent motor repertoire in 86% of the children [7]. In the present study, non-CP ELBW children with fidgety movements and abnormal motor repertoire showed signs of more composite functional deficits and more extensive brain pathology at age 10 compared to those with normal early motor repertoire.…”

“…A recent study suggested that the quality of general movements might be an early predictor also for cognitive function in very preterm born children [6] however, that study did not include motor or behavioral outcomes. We previously reported that the assessment of infant motor repertoire in a group of high risk neonates might be an early clinical marker for a composite of later motor dysfunction and cognitive impairments in non-CP children [7]. As an extension of that study we now aimed to examine the functional outcome and brain pathology evaluated with MRI morphometry at age 10 years in a cohort of ELBW children without CP compared with healthy termborn controls.…”

Adaptive behavior in 10–11 year old children born preterm with a very low birth weight (VLBW)

“…16 Several studies report worse outcome for the smallest, sickest and most vulnerable preterm survivors, 1,2 and an association between the infants' early motor behavior and later motor and cognitive functions has been reported. 17,18 The aim of this study was to compare parent-reported adaptive and maladaptive behavior in 10e11 year old very low birth weight (VLBW) children with and without cerebral palsy (CP) to termborn children. Secondly, in the group of VLBW children without CP, we examined associations between adaptive and maladaptive behaviors and neonatal factors as well as the quality of the infants' early general movements.…”

Early motor repertoire in very low birth weight infants in India is associated with motor development at one year

“…The quality of the concurrent motor repertoire was considered to be "normal" if smooth and fluent, and as "abnormal" if monotonous, jerky, or stiff. (11,12) In accordance with Bruggink et al, (10) we classified arm midline movements, postural pattern as "symmetrical" or "asymmetrical" and finger postures as "variable" or "few. "…”