The neurobehavioral assessment scale as an instrument for early long-term prognosis and intervention in major disability in high-risk infants

Author(s): DallaBarba, B., DEste, A., Tronick, E. Z.

Journal/Book: J Pediat Psychol. 1996; 21: 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013. Plenum Publ Corp. 755-769.

Abstract: Evaluated the hypothesis that more effective prognosis is achieved by assessing the modifiability of infants' reactions than by evaluating the presence or absence of normal/abnormal reactions. To evaluate this hypothesis the Neurobehavioral Assessment Scale (NAS) was developed. The NAS assesses the extent to which infants can change their responses in functional contexts. The NAS was administered to 102 high-risk infants repeatedly over the first 16 months of life. Analysis confirmed that the modifiability of performance was predictive of outcome significantly earlier in development than scoring the same items in terms of their normalcy or abnormalcy.

Note: Article Tronick EZ, Childrens Hosp, Child Dev Unit, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston,MA 02115 USA

Keyword(s): early diagnosis; cerebral palsy; long-term prognosis; MINOR NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; 3-YEAR FOLLOW-UP; SELECTIVE STABILIZATION; NEURONAL NETWORKS; CEREBRAL-PALSY; AGE 10; CHILDREN; SYNAPSES

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