Developmental study of early posture control in preterm and fullterm infants

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

卷:60

Maria Valeriana L. Moura-Ribeiro¹  Eliane Mewes Gaetan² 

[1] Universidade Estadual de Campinas;

[2] Universidade Estadual de Londrina;

关键词: early posture control;    preterm and term infants;    movement components;    load bearing;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2002000600012

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In a prospective study, 10 infants born between 32 to 36 weeks of gestation and 10 infants born at fullterm were observed on day 15, and in months 1, 2 and 3. The investigation showed that the development of early postural control takes place in a sequential way in preterm infants, similar to that of in fullterm infants. However, some movement components for the acquisition of motor abilities showed a different trend in the development of preterm infants when compared to fullterm infants: the onset for the acquisition of the extensor and flexor patterns was slower and the distribution of the load bearing was less mature.

【 授权许可】

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