title: Parachute and lateral propping reactions in preterm children.
abstract: A non-controlled, prognostic cohort study was performed with the aim of establishing markers of neurological development and defining a clinical and epidemiological profile of preterm newborns at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of gestation-corrected age in terms of parachute and lateral propping reactions. Newborns with gestational age of up to 36 weeks and 6 days, weighing 2,000 g or less at birth, were included in the study At 6 months of age, parachute and lateral propping reactions were present in 8.1% of the patients. At 9 months, the parachute reaction was present in 87.5%, and the lateral propping reaction was present in 90% of the children. It was possible to assess parachute and lateral propping reactions in preterm children in the first year of life. Alterations in trunk-limb coordination may be evidenced in the 1st year of life through postural reactions, which are maintained as prematurity markers until school age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre RS, Brazil. fp54@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Lygia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ohlweiler
authors.forename: Alexandre R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Newra T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Rotta
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*