Abstract
Upper extremity movements, midline behaviors, fine, and gross motor skills are frequently impaired in hemiparesis and cerebral palsy. We investigated midline toy exploration and fine and gross motor skills in infants at risk for hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Eight infants with neonatal stroke (NS) and thirteen infants with typical development (TD) were assessed from 2 to 7 months of age. The following variables were analyzed: percentage of time in midline and fine and gross motor scores on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID-III). Infants with neonatal stroke demonstrated poor performance in midline behaviors and fine and gross motor scores on the BSID-III. These results suggest that infants with NS have poor midline behaviors and motor skill development early in infancy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1011-1017 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Research in Developmental Disabilities |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported in part by the Foundation for Physical Therapy's Pediatric Research Grant. The authors wish to acknowledge the families who participated in this project.
Keywords
- Assessment
- Brain injury
- Cerebral palsy
- Development
- Rehabilitations
- Stroke
- Toy exploration
