About The Study: The results of this study support the potential to identify cerebral palsy and its severity as early as corrected age 3 to 4 months through early neurodevelopmental assessments, but the role of these tests is limited in identifying cognitive and neurodevelopmental impairments.
About The Study: The results of this study support the potential to identify cerebral palsy and its severity as early as corrected age 3 to 4 months through early neurodevelopmental assessments, but the role of these tests is limited in identifying cognitive and neurodevelopmental impairments.
Authors: Abdul Razak, M.D., of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.9053)
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Drew Townsend. (May 6, 2024). Early neurodevelopmental assessments for predicting long-term outcomes in infants at high risk of cerebral palsy. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/early-neurodevelopmental-assessments-for-predicting-long-term-outcomes-in-infants-at-high-risk-of-cerebral-palsy/
Drew Townsend. "Early neurodevelopmental assessments for predicting long-term outcomes in infants at high risk of cerebral palsy." Scienmag, 6 May 2024, https://scienmag.com/early-neurodevelopmental-assessments-for-predicting-long-term-outcomes-in-infants-at-high-risk-of-cerebral-palsy/. Accessed 4 September 2026.
Drew Townsend. "Early neurodevelopmental assessments for predicting long-term outcomes in infants at high risk of cerebral palsy." Scienmag. May 6, 2024. https://scienmag.com/early-neurodevelopmental-assessments-for-predicting-long-term-outcomes-in-infants-at-high-risk-of-cerebral-palsy/
