title: [The neonatal behavioral observation: a pertinent source of medical informations].
abstract: The neonatal behavioral observation is an important source of medical information in three domains: 1) assessment of development which can be done with the Assessment of Preterm Infant Behavior, 2) assessment of pain with the analysis of facial expression using validated pain scales such as the Neonatal Facial Coding System, 3) assessment of brain injuries with the Quality Assessment of General Movements. Such a behavioral observation of the newborn using validated tools is a useful complement of the neuro-imaging techniques.
authors.affiliation: Unité de réanimation néonatale, département de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier universitaire, 29609 Brest, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ratynski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cioni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franck
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sizun
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods; D019370:Observation / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results