Early screening tool for developmental delay in infancy: Quantified assessment of movement asymmetry using IR-UWB radar.

ABSTRACT: In the untact COVID-19 era, the feasibility of a noncontact, impulse-radio ultrawideband (IR-UWB) radar sensor has important medical implications. Premature birth is a major risk factor for brain injury and developmental delay; therefore, early intervention is crucial for potentially achieving better developmental outcomes. Early detection and screening tests in infancy are limited to the quantification of differences between normal and spastic movements. This study investigated the quantified asymmetry in the general movements of an infant with hydrocephalus and proposes IR-UWB radar as a novel, early screening tool for developmental delay. To support this state-of-the-art technology, data from actigraphy and video camcorder recordings were adopted simultaneously to compare relevant time

SUBMITTER: Na JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9614076 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature