English to Russian Medical Medical (general) Medical Handbook (Infant Neurology)

The widely used Dubowitz examination is taken as an example of a structured neonatal assessment. The Dubowitz examination includes 34 items, and the list o f main item headings is presented in Table Х. This method provides reference ranges for typically developing term infants tested during the first days after birth. The same method can be applied to preterm infants. However, preterm infants show less limb flexor tone and ***poorer head control at term age*** than infants born at term. Furthermore, preterm infants have a tendency to be more hyperexcitable (brisk reflexes, startles, tremors) and have less mature visual behaviour compared with term infants.

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