Bayley-III motor scale and neurological examination at 2 years do not predict motor skills at 4.5 years.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine whether Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (3rd edition) (Bayley-III) motor scores and neurological examination at 2 years corrected age predict motor difficulties at 4.5 years corrected age.

Method

A prospective cohort study of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia in Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. Assessment at 2 years was performed using the Bayley-III motor scale and neurological examination, and at 4.5 years using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (2nd edition) (MABC-2).

Results

Of 333 children, 8 (2%) had Bayley-III motor scores below 85, and 50 (15%) had minor deficits on neurological assessment at 2 years; 89 (27%) scored less than or equal to the 15th centile, and 54 (16%) less than or equal to the

SUBMITTER: Burakevych N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5209275 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature