Neonatal Neurological Examination to Detect Infants at Risk

Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care (IRCCS)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Neonatal Encephalopathy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05772416

4313 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to establish the diagnostic vcalue of a structured neurological examination to detect eraly neurological abnormlaities in infants at risk of neurological abnormlaiyies.

Full description

The study aims to establish the diagnostic vcalue of a structured neurological examination to detect eraly neurological abnormlaities in infants at risk of neurological abnormlaiyies.

Infants at risk of neurological abnormlaiyies, such as very pèretrm infants and infants with asphyxia or with overt neyurologocal abnormla signs suh as convilsions will be assessed with a structured neurological examination and followed over time.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 hours to 1 week old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

all newborns with neonatal encephaolopathy or at risk for neurological abnormlaities, such as preterm infants born below 34 weeks or those with convusions

Exclusion criteria

families unwilling to sign consent