Tactile sensitivity and motor coordination in infancy: Effect of age, prior surgery, anaesthesia & critical illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tactile sensitivity in the infant period is poorly characterized, particularly among children with prior surgery, anaesthesia or critical illness. The study aims were to investigate tactile sensitivity of the foot and the associated coordination of lower limb motor movement in typically developing infants with and without prior hospital experience, and to develop feasible bedside sensory testing protocols.

Materials and methods

A prospective, longitudinal study in 69 infants at 2 and 4 months-old, with and without prior hospital admission. Mechanical stimuli were applied to the foot at graded innocuous and noxious intensities. Primary outcome measures were tactile and nociceptive threshold (lowest force required to evoke any leg movement, or brisk leg withdrawal,

SUBMITTER: Cornelissen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9803162 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature