title: Longitudinal performance of infants with cerebral palsy on the Test of Infant Motor Performance and on the Alberta Infant Motor Scale.
abstract: Understanding the natural history of development in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is important for studying the consequences of early intervention. The purpose of this paper is to present results on the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) from 0-4 months of age and on the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) from 3 to 12 months of age in a group of infants later diagnosed as having CP. Ages at which infants with CP were first recognized as having delayed motor performance on each instrument and the stability of performance over time are presented. Clinical implications for using both instruments are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, 1919 W. Taylor Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. vbarbo1@uic.edu
authors.forename: Vanessa M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Suzann K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sheftel
authors.forename: Jaidep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Nagamani
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Beligere
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity