BMJ Open,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. e080063 - e080063
Published: March 1, 2024
Objectives
To
evaluate
the
feasibility
of
using
NeuroMotion
smartphone
application
for
remote
General
Movements
Assessment
screening
infants
cerebral
palsy
in
Kathmandu,
Nepal.
Method
Thirty-one
term-born
at
risk
due
to
birth
asphyxia
or
neonatal
seizures
were
recruited
follow-up
Paropakar
Maternity
and
Women’s
Hospital,
1
October
2021
7
January
2022.
Parents
filmed
their
children
home
3
months’
age
videos
assessed
technical
quality
a
standardised
form
fidgety
movements
by
Prechtl’s
Assessment.
The
usability
was
evaluated
through
parental
survey.
Results
Twenty
families
sent
altogether
46
out
which
35
had
approved
quality.
Sixteen
least
one
video
with
Three
lacked
movements.
level
agreement
between
assessors
acceptable
(Krippendorf
alpha
0.781).
Parental
answers
survey
general
positive.
Interpretation
Engaging
parents
help
smartphone-aided
is
possible
urban
area
South
Asian
lower
middle-income
country.
PM&R,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(8), P. 864 - 887
Published: May 21, 2024
The
American
Academy
of
Physical
Medicine
and
Rehabilitation
(AAPM&R)
conducted
a
comprehensive
review
in
2021
to
identify
opportunities
for
enhancing
the
care
adult
pediatric
patients
with
spasticity.
A
technical
expert
panel
(TEP)
was
convened
develop
consensus-based
practice
recommendations
aimed
at
addressing
gaps
spasticity
care.
NeoReviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(6), P. e350 - e360
Published: June 1, 2024
Cerebral
palsy
(CP)
is
the
most
common
cause
of
motor
disability
in
children.
Insults
to
brain
at
different
times
lead
diverse
injuries.
As
a
result,
CP
an
extremely
heterogeneous
clinical
diagnosis,
presenting
differently
each
individual
and
various
ages.
With
improving
survival
rates
preterm
newborns,
increasing
active
resuscitation
widespread
availability
extensive
genetic
testing
soon
after
birth,
it
imperative
focus
on
earlier
diagnosis
long-term
outcomes
CP.
primarily
classified
into
4
categories
based
type
impairment,
functional
ability,
distribution,
etiology.
understanding
has
evolved
significantly
last
2
decades,
methods
early
detection
have
consequently
advanced.
Appropriate
essential
for
proper
education
counseling
affected
families,
introduction
therapeutic
interventions
as
possible.
In
this
review,
we
development
provide
overview
etiology,
classification,
options,
prognosis
Frontiers in Pediatrics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: June 6, 2023
To
examine
the
effects
of
an
early
home-based
8-week
crawling
intervention
performed
by
trained
therapists
on
motor
and
general
development
very
premature
infants
during
first
year
life.At
term-equivalent
age,
immediately
following
discharge
from
Neonatal
Intensive
Care
Unit
(NICU),
we
randomly
allocated
44
born
before
32
weeks'
gestation
without
major
brain
damage
to
one
three
conditions
in
our
study:
a
mini-skateboard,
Crawliskate
(Crawli),
prone
positioning
control
(Mattress),
or
standard
care
(Control).
The
Crawli
Mattress
groups
received
5
min
daily
at-home
training
administered
for
8
consecutive
weeks
upon
NICU.
outcomes
greatest
interest
included
gross
(Bayley-III)
at
2,
6,
9,
12
months
(primary
outcome)
corrected
age
(CA),
mature
9
CA
[Ages
Stages
Questionnaires-3
(ASQ-3)].
study
was
registered
www.clinicaltrials.gov;
registration
number:
NCT05278286.A
3
(Condition)
×
4
(Age)
repeated
measures
ANOVA
revealed
that
group
had
significantly
higher
Bayley-III
scores
than
Control
infants.
also
scored
items
related
specific
skills
other
groups,
including
CA.
We
found
significant
differences
favor
separate
one-way
ANOVAs
each
ages
examined.
A
2
ASQ-3
total
score
communication
fine
groups.
additional
dimensions
CA.Early
provides
effective
way
promote
findings
provide
clear
evidence
link
between
newborn
more
later
development.
BMJ Open,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. e080063 - e080063
Published: March 1, 2024
Objectives
To
evaluate
the
feasibility
of
using
NeuroMotion
smartphone
application
for
remote
General
Movements
Assessment
screening
infants
cerebral
palsy
in
Kathmandu,
Nepal.
Method
Thirty-one
term-born
at
risk
due
to
birth
asphyxia
or
neonatal
seizures
were
recruited
follow-up
Paropakar
Maternity
and
Women’s
Hospital,
1
October
2021
7
January
2022.
Parents
filmed
their
children
home
3
months’
age
videos
assessed
technical
quality
a
standardised
form
fidgety
movements
by
Prechtl’s
Assessment.
The
usability
was
evaluated
through
parental
survey.
Results
Twenty
families
sent
altogether
46
out
which
35
had
approved
quality.
Sixteen
least
one
video
with
Three
lacked
movements.
level
agreement
between
assessors
acceptable
(Krippendorf
alpha
0.781).
Parental
answers
survey
general
positive.
Interpretation
Engaging
parents
help
smartphone-aided
is
possible
urban
area
South
Asian
lower
middle-income
country.
