title: [The neurological investigation of newborn infants as selection criterium in the early detection of infantile cerebral palsy].
abstract: The development of 131 infants at risk was followed up at three-month intervals during the first year of life. In mature babies positive neurological findings in the newborn period corresponded closely with the development of infantile cerebral palsy. 89% of the infants who subsequently developed cerebral palsy showed pathological signs in the newborn period. However, abnormal postnatal neurological findings were also observed in 26% of the infants showing normal development. No such correlation was demonstrable in regard to the premature infants. This is probably a consequence of the numerous pitfalls in the neurological evaluation of premature babies. Only those mature babies showing abnormal neurological signs in the newborn period should be alloted to an at-risk group in respect to the development of cerebral palsy. Premature infants should be included, irrespective of the neurological findings.
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Die neurologische untersuchung der neugeborenen als auswahlkriterium für die früherfassung der infantilen zerebralparese