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  • Title: Is paediatric assessment of motor development of very preterm and low-birthweight children appropriate?
    Author: De Kleine MJ, Nijhuis-Van Der Sanden MW, Lya Den Ouden A.
    Journal: Acta Paediatr; 2006 Oct; 95(10):1202-8. PubMed ID: 16982490.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To determine whether paediatricians that examine, in regular clinical practice, very preterm and very-low-birthweight children at 5 y of age detect neurological impairments and functional motor problems in these children. METHODS: We compared a paediatric judgement, a standardized neurological examination (Touwen examination) and a screening of motor development (Denver Developmental Screening Test; DDST) with the Movement ABC in 396 5-y-old very preterm and low-birthweight children. RESULTS: The Movement ABC detected clinically important motor disorders in 20.5% and borderline disturbances in 22.5% of the children. Compared to the Movement ABC, the sensitivity of the paediatric judgement was 0.19, Touwen examination 0.62 and DDST 0.52; the negative predictive values were 0.61, 0.74 and 0.69, respectively. CONCLUSION: Paediatric assessment of motor development in 5-y-old very preterm and low-birthweight children generally is not sensitive enough to detect functional motor problems. The Movement ABC should be added to the assessment of the motor development of very preterm and low-birthweight children at 5 y of age.
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