Early detection of infants with neurodevelopmental concerns indicative of cerebral palsy in a lower middle-income country (India).

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine reproducibility and diagnostic accuracy of screening tools for neuromotor concerns indicative of cerebral palsy (CP) at 18 months corrected age by using the General Movements Assessment (GMA) and/or Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) in West Bengal, India.

Method

This prospective substudy tested psychometrics of screening tools nested within an overarching randomized control trial. A total of 785 infants with birth/infant-detectable risk factors, aged 12 to 40 weeks corrected age (n = 422 male, mean corrected age 22.6 weeks, SD = 10.2), were recruited. Infants were screened for 'high-risk CP' using the GMA (absent/abnormal fidgety, 12-17 weeks corrected age) and/or HINE (3 months < 56, 6 months < 59, 9 months < 62, 18-40 weeks corrected age).

SUBMITTER: Benfer KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12618952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature