title: The neurological examination of the newborn baby.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of the value of a structured neonatal neurological examination that may be performed in different settings, from routine examination to research settings. We will report how a structured neurological examination can help to identify infants with central and peripheral nervous system involvement. We also describe a short but structured proforma to be used for the routine examination of full-term infants. We will finally describe a quantitative assessment to be used in research settings.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Division of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK. e.mercuri@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mercuri
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Marika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pane
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baranello
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007234:Infant, Premature; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors