title: [Predictive validity of the Movement Assessment of Infants (MAI) for Brazilian preterm children].
abstract: The predictive validity of the Movement Assessment of Infants (MAI) for the detection of cerebral palsy was analyzed in 89 Brazilian infants, born with gestational age < or = 32 weeks and weight < or = 1500 g. The infants were assessed with the MAI at 4 and 8 months, corrected ages, and were submitted to a neurological evaluation between the ages 2 and 7 years old. Estimates of sensibility (0.61 - 1.0), specificity (0.79 - 0.95), positive predictive value (0.48 - 0.73) and negative predictive value (0.79 - 1.0) were calculated at 4 and 8 months, for risk points > or = 13 and > or = 10. The best predictive values were obtained at 8 months, with a cut off > or = 13 risk points. A less restrictive criteria (> or = 10 points) might be useful for the prediction of motor coordination problems at school age.
authors.affiliation: PIBIC, Conselho National de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Amélia
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Lívia C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Regina Helena C
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Paixão
authors.forename: Marisa C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Luciana D F
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests