Parachute and lateral propping reactions in preterm children

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Lygia Ohlweiler¹  Alexandre R. Da Silva¹  Newra T. Rotta¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

关键词: psychomotor performance;    parachute;    lateral propping;    preterm newborn;    desenvolvimento neurológico;    paraquedismo;    apoio lateral;    recém nascido prematuro;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2002000600014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A non-controlled, prognostic cohort study was performed with the aim of establishing markers of neurological development and defining a clinical and epidemiological profile of preterm newborns at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of gestation-corrected age in terms of parachute and lateral propping reactions. Newborns with gestational age of up to 36 weeks and 6 days, weighing 2,000 g or less at birth, were included in the study At 6 months of age, parachute and lateral propping reactions were present in 8.1% of the patients. At 9 months, the parachute reaction was present in 87.5%, and the lateral propping reaction was present in 90% of the children. It was possible to assess parachute and lateral propping reactions in preterm children in the first year of life. Alterations in trunk-limb coordination may be evidenced in the 1st year of life through postural reactions, which are maintained as prematurity markers until school age.

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