title: Variability and stereotypy of spontaneous motility as a predictor of neurological development of preterm infants.
abstract: Observations of the variability stereotypy ratio of spontaneous motility in a group of 47 preterm infants showed that stereotyped motor activity was related to the neurological diagnosis at term age. A minority of the neurologically deviant infants at term recovered during infancy. The presence of absence of intra-uterine growth retardation and an accumulation of obnoxious antenatal, perinatal and postnatal events seemed to affect outcome, particularly in the presence of extensive and permanent ultrasound findings. A normal neurological condition at term indicates a high probability of normal development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Neurology, State University, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Touwen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000502:physiology*