Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-85) and index.
Contents:
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 general movements? -- How objective, reliable and valid is the general movement assessment? -- The clinical application of the method -- Quantitative assessment is an insensitive indicator of impaired integrity of the nervous system -- Brain ultrasound and general movement assessment -- Neurological examination and general movement assessment -- What other methods of general movement assessment exist? -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"Prechtl's Method provides a quick, non-invasive and cost effective means of making early assessments of infants to identify any neurological deviations which may lead to cerebral palsy and other developmental deficits later on. The Method has high reliability and high validity."--Jacket.
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