Motor trajectories from birth to 5 years of children born at less than 30 weeks’ gestation: early predictors and functional implications. Protocol for a prospective cohort study

Introduction: Motor impairments are one of the most frequently reported adverse neurodevelopmental consequences in children born < 30 weeks’ gestation. Up to 15% of children born at < 30 weeks have cerebral palsy and an additional 50% have mild to severe motor impairment at school age. The fir...

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Main Authors: Alicia J Spittle, Jennifer L McGinley, Deanne Thompson, Ross Clark, Tara L FitzGerald, Benjamin F Mentiplay, Katherine J Lee, Joy E Olsen, Alice Burnett, Karli Treyvaud, Elisha Josev, Bonnie Alexander, Claire E Kelly, Lex W Doyle, Peter J Anderson, Jeanie LY Cheong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Physiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1836955316300388