Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination for infants born preterm: predicting outcomes other than cerebral palsy.

Domenico Marco RomeoFrances M CowanLeena HaatajaDaniela RicciElisa PedeFrancesca GalliniFrancesco CotaClaudia BrognaGiovanni VentoMario G RomeoEugenio Mercuri

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2020)

The HINE provides information about the risk of delayed cognitive performance in infants born preterm with and without CP. What this paper adds The Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) can be used in the first year to identify infants born preterm at risk for delayed cognitive performance. Age-dependent HINE cut-off scores are proposed for detecting increased risk of delayed cognitive performance.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
gestational age
preterm infants
preterm birth
cerebral palsy
healthcare
metabolic syndrome
social media