The development of general movements in preterm infants born between the 23rd and 30th week of gestation

Aim of the study: Extremely low birth weight infants are at a high risk for long term neurological dysfunction. General movements assessment according to Prechtl's method is a reliable test for detecting neurological dysfunction in term and preterm infants above 30th week of gestation. However, there are only few data concerning spontaneous motility in the high risk group of extremely premature infants. Therefore the aim of the present study was to evaluate the development of general movements in preterm infants below the 30th week of gestation. Subjects and Method: 20 preterm infants born between the 23rd and 3…