The neurological examination of the newborn baby.
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.
Mercuri
Eugenio
E
Paediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Division of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK. e.mercuri@imperial.ac.uk
Ricci
Daniela
D
Pane
Marika
M
Baranello
Giovanni
G
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