Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-11-7

Keywords:

Early Motor Pattern Profile, Cerebral Palsy, Tonic Neck Reflex

Abstract

An Early Motor Pattern Profile (EMPP), consisting of 15 tests of muscle tone, reflexes, and movement, organized in a standardized format, was used to identify children with cerebral palsy (CP) in the first year of life at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine at Peoria.

Published

1996-11-01

Issue

Section

Prenatal Disorders