[Predictive validity of the Movement Assessment of Infants (MAI) for Brazilian preterm children].
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.
Cardoso
Ana Amélia
AA
PIBIC, Conselho National de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil.
Magalhães
Lívia C
LC
Amorim
Regina Helena C
RH
Paixão
Maria Lúcia
ML
Mancini
Marisa C
MC
Rossi
Luciana D F
LD
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