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[Psychomotor development of the child and its evaluation in primary care]
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Evaluating psychomotor development in children is crucial for identifying neurological disorders early. This summary details normal development up to age two and introduces the Hizea-Llevant test for assessing cognitive, social, and motor skills in young children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric practice
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Child psychology
Context:
- Psychomotor development evaluation is a cornerstone of pediatric care.
- It aids in identifying potential health alterations and confirming healthy development.
- Early detection of psychomotor dysfunction is vital for timely intervention and minimizing long-term consequences.
Purpose:
- To outline normal child development up to two years of age.
- To analyze developmental areas, normal variations, and chronological warning signs.
- To provide a detailed exposition of the Hizea-Llevant test for assessing development in children aged 0-5 years.
Summary:
- The Hizea-Llevant test is presented as a simple and rapid tool for evaluating cognitive, social, and motor development.
- The test is applicable to children from birth to five years old.
- Understanding normal psychomotor milestones and recognizing deviations are key to early diagnosis.
Impact:
- Facilitates early detection of nervous system disorders in children.
- Enables prompt treatment initiation, potentially reducing developmental sequels.
- Supports healthcare professionals in conducting effective psychomotor assessments in routine pediatric practice.
Abstract:
The evaluation of psychomotor development is one of the basic activities of everyday paediatric practice, since it helps us not only to determine if the child shows some alteration but also to confirm that the child is healthy. It is thus essential to be able to carry out a suitable evaluation, given that an alteration in this might be the only expression of a disorder of the nervous system. Early detection of any dysfunction contributes to a possible early treatment and to minimising the appearance of sequels. A description is given of the normal development of the child up until 2 years, and an analysis is made of the areas of development, variants of normality and the warning signals classified chronologically. From amongst the different tests and appraisal scales, we give the most detailed exposition of the Hizea-Llevant test, since it is applicable to children between 0 and 5 years old, and because it makes it possible to check development in the cognitive, social and motor areas in a simple and rapid way.