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The ontogeny of limbs movements towards midline in healthy infants born at term.
Lucaccioni, Laura; Bertoncelli, Natascia; Comini, Martina; Martignoni, Laura; Coscia, Alessandra; Lugli, Licia; Righi, Elena; Iughetti, Lorenzo; Berardi, Alberto; Ferrari, Fabrizio.
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  • Lucaccioni L; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: laura.lucaccioni@unimore.it.
  • Bertoncelli N; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Comini M; Post Graduate School of Paediatrics, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Martignoni L; Post Graduate School of Paediatrics, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Coscia A; Neonatal Unit, Department of Public Health and Pediatric, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
  • Lugli L; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Righi E; Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
  • Iughetti L; Post Graduate School of Paediatrics, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Berardi A; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Ferrari F; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Early Hum Dev ; 155: 105324, 2021 04.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33581484
BACKGROUND: Movements towards midline are part of the age-adequate motor repertoire of infants. They develop contemporaneously to general movements, changing from occasional simple contact to proper midline motor patterns. AIM: The aim of this study is to describe the ontogeny of movements towards midline in full term healthy infants. STUDY DESIGN: Parents were asked to record their infant every second week, from term age to 22 weeks post-term. SUBJECTS: 25 healthy full-term infants. RESULTS: Three main epochs of development were detected: in the first one, between birth and 4 weeks post-term, movements towards midline were occasional, apparently due to the dominant flexed posture of elbow and knees and the adducted posture of shoulders and hips. In the second epoch, from 4 to 8 weeks, the limbs movements towards midline markedly decreased. In the third one, after 8 weeks, movements towards midline increased again in frequency, first appearing in lower limbs then in upper limbs, first solely as contact and thereafter as manipulation. A temporal overlapping with the occurrence of intermittent or continual fidgety movements was detected. CONCLUSIONS: Movements towards midline progressively change, through a defined timeline, in full term healthy infants. The increased knowledge about the normal age-adequate motor repertoire can help physicians in clinical assessment of high risk infants.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Postura / Movimiento Límite: Humans / Infant Idioma: En Revista: Early Hum Dev Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Irlanda
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Postura / Movimiento Límite: Humans / Infant Idioma: En Revista: Early Hum Dev Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Irlanda