title: Neurological examination of the preterm and full-term infant at risk for developmental disabilities using the Dubowitz Neurological Assessment.
abstract: The Dubowitz Neurological Assessment of the Preterm and Full-term Infant was used to evaluate infants at risk for developmental disabilities. Criteria for categorising the results of the Dubowitz Neurological Assessment were developed by documenting the findings on a group of relatively low risk infants managed in a NICU. The criteria, expressed as a number of deviant responses on items in the assessment, were used to test the concurrent and predictive validity. The Dubowitz Neurological Assessment was found to correlate with a perinatal risk rating and the findings on brain ultrasonography, indicating concurrent validity. Predictive validity was demonstrated by correlation with neurodevelopmental outcome and neurological status at 1 year corrected age. The sensitivity and specificity of the assessment were also used to develop a management protocol for graduates of the NICU.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Development, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molteno
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grosz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001034:Apgar Score; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012640:Seizures