Nao Kanemaru1, Hama Watanabe1, Hideki Kihara2, Hisako Nakano3, Tomohiko Nakamura4, Junji Nakano5, Gentaro Taga6, Yukuo Konishi7. 1. Department of Physical and Health Education, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 2. Department of Rehabilitation, Nagano Children's Hospital, Japan. 3. Department of Physical Therapy, School of Sciences, Kyorin University, Japan. 4. Department of Neonatology, Nagano Children's Hospital, Japan. 5. Department of Statistical Modeling, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan. 6. Department of Physical and Health Education, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: taga@p.u-tokyo.ac.jp. 7. Center for Baby Science, Doshisha University, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Assessment of spontaneous movements in infants has been a powerful predictor of cerebral palsy (CP). Recent advancements on computer-based video analysis can provide detailed information about the properties of spontaneous movements. AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spontaneous movements of the 4 limbs at term age and the development of CP at 3 years of age by using a computer-based video analysis system. STUDY DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: We analyzed video recordings of spontaneous movements at 36-44 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) for 145 preterm infants who were born preterm (22-36 weeks PMA with birthweights of 460-1498g). Sixteen of the infants developed CP by 3 years of age, while 129 developed normally. We compared 6 movement indices calculated from 2-dimensional trajectories of all limbs between the 2 groups. RESULTS: We found that the indices of jerkiness were higher in the CP group than in the normal group (p<0.1 for arms and p<0.01 for legs). No decline was observed in the average velocity and number of movement units in the CP group compared with to the normal group. CONCLUSIONS: Jerkiness of spontaneous movements at term age provides additional information for predicting CP in infants born preterm.
BACKGROUND: Assessment of spontaneous movements in infants has been a powerful predictor of cerebral palsy (CP). Recent advancements on computer-based video analysis can provide detailed information about the properties of spontaneous movements. AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spontaneous movements of the 4 limbs at term age and the development of CP at 3 years of age by using a computer-based video analysis system. STUDY DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: We analyzed video recordings of spontaneous movements at 36-44 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) for 145 preterm infants who were born preterm (22-36 weeks PMA with birthweights of 460-1498g). Sixteen of the infants developed CP by 3 years of age, while 129 developed normally. We compared 6 movement indices calculated from 2-dimensional trajectories of all limbs between the 2 groups. RESULTS: We found that the indices of jerkiness were higher in the CP group than in the normal group (p<0.1 for arms and p<0.01 for legs). No decline was observed in the average velocity and number of movement units in the CP group compared with to the normal group. CONCLUSIONS: Jerkiness of spontaneous movements at term age provides additional information for predicting CP in infants born preterm.
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