General Movements in Infants with Neurological Risk: Associations with Motor Development and Referral Patterns for Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

General Movements in Infants with Neurological Risk: Associations with Motor Development and Referral Patterns for Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

The main goal of this study was to determine the associations between the quality of presentation of GM, motor development, and brain integrity as seen through magnetic resonance imaging. Methods: This is an observational, descriptive, and association study; information derived from it was used to a...

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Main Authors: María Eugenia Serrano-Gómez, Núria Massó-Ortigosa, Adriana Lucía Castellanos-Garrido, Eduardo Acuña De La Rosa, Víctor Mauricio García-Barriga, Adriana López-Dóriga, Małgorzata Domagalska-Szopa, Andrzej Szopa, Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska, Myriam Guerra-Balic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
neurological risk
general movements
motor development
magnetic resonance imaging
brain injuries
physical therapy specialty
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/5/590
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Summary:The main goal of this study was to determine the associations between the quality of presentation of GM, motor development, and brain integrity as seen through magnetic resonance imaging. Methods: This is an observational, descriptive, and association study; information derived from it was used to analyze associations between the following variables: Writhing Movements, Fidgety Movements, motor development, and brain integrity. With a confidence level of 95% and an estimation error of 5%, the sample was comprised of 60 children under 5 months old with any neurological risk criteria; these children were either hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or attending the Kangaroo Mother Care Program (KMCP) at the University Hospital of La Samaritana (UHS), Colombia. The data were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test. Results: Over 90% of children with Absent or Sporadic Fidgety Movements had either abnormal or suspicious motor development. We observed a trend of association between the absence of Fidget Movements and alterations in White Matter. Conclusions: Quality of presentation of General Movements is associated with motor development and alterations of brain tissue at an early age, primarily in the White Matter; it is important for early prediction of neurological risk in infants.
ISSN:2227-9067

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