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Towards creation of a unified view of the neurodevelopment of the infant

Paul H Lipkin1

  • 1Division of Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. lipkin@kennedykrieger.org

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
|April 28, 2005
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Neurodevelopmental assessments evaluate fetal and infant development, aiding in understanding outcomes from medical interventions. However, gaps remain in linking early assessments to later findings and a unified infant examination method is needed.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Developmental Neuroscience

Background:

  • Twentieth-century advancements have yielded numerous neurodevelopmental assessments for neonates and infants.
  • These assessments are crucial for evaluating infant integrity and outcomes of prenatal/neonatal medical care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the link between early neurodevelopmental assessments and traditional neurologic/psychiatric examinations.
  • To discuss the maturation of key developmental functions and responses.

Main Methods:

  • Review of established neurodevelopmental assessment models.
  • Exploration of the relationship between early functional development and later neurologic/psychiatric findings.

Main Results:

  • Neurodevelopmental assessments have expanded understanding of movement, attention, oromotor skills, and behavior.
  • The connection between early assessments and later outcomes requires further investigation.

Conclusions:

  • Gaps persist in understanding the long-term predictive value of early neurodevelopmental assessments.
  • A standardized, unified approach to infant neurodevelopmental examination is currently lacking.

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