The purpose of this study is to see how full-term and pre-term infants' brains relate to their movement and development throughout the first two years of life. All infants who participate in this study will have a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the brain prior to discharge from the hospital. Infants will then have follow-up appointments every 3-6 months at home or at the Infant Motor Behavior Laboratory at the University of Delaware. The follow-up sessions will test how infants change their movements to respond to interesting objects or sounds in their environment. It is hoped that the results of this study will assist clinicians in developing better testing and treatment methods for those infants at risk for developmental problems.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
47
University of Delaware: Infant Motor Beahvior Lab
Newark, Delaware, United States
Christiana Hospital
Newark, Delaware, United States
To compare the learning and coordination impairments of extremely low birth weight infants with full term infants at 3 and 6 months of age
To compare the learning and coordination impairments of extremely low birth weight infants with full term infants at 3 and 6 months of age. This is accomplished through a series of play activities.
Time frame: 6 months
To relate the learning and coordination impairments of extremely low birth weight infants at 3 and 6 months of age to their CNS impairments at term age.
To relate the learning and coordination impairments of extremely low birth weight infants at 3 and 6 months of age to their CNS impairments at term age.
Time frame: 6 months
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