Journal article

Preterm and term-equivalent age general movements and 1-year neurodevelopmental outcomes for infants born before 30 weeks' gestation

JE Olsen, LG Allinson, LW Doyle, NC Brown, KJ Lee, AL Eeles, JLY Cheong, AJ Spittle

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | WILEY | Published : 2018

Abstract

Aim: To examine the associations between Prechtl's General Movements Assessment (GMA), conducted from birth to term-equivalent age, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 months corrected age, in infants born very preterm. Method: One hundred and thirty-seven infants born before 30 weeks' gestation had serial GMA (categorized as ‘normal’ or ‘abnormal’) before term and at term-equivalent age. At 12 months corrected age, neurodevelopment was assessed using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS); Neurological, Sensory, Motor, Developmental Assessment (NSMDA); and Touwen Infant Neurological Examination (TINE). The relationships between GMA at four time points and 12-month neurodevelopmental assess..

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council


Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported in part by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Project Grant identifier 1028822); Centre of Clinical Research Excellence Grant identifier 546519; Centre of Research Excellence Grant identifier 1060733; Early Career Fellowship identifier 1053787 to JLYC, identifier 1053767 to AJS; Career Development Fellowship identifier 1108714 to AJS, Australian Postgraduate Scholarship to JEO and LGA, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Clinical Sciences Theme Grant, the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The authors have stated that they had no interest that could be perceived as posing a conflict or bias.