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Aim  The aim of this study was to explore the predictive value of quantitative assessment of hand movements in 3‐month‐old infants after neonatal stroke.

Method  Thirteen infants born at term (five females, eight males; mean gestational age 39.4wks, SD 1.19, range 37–41wks; mean birthweight 3240g, SD 203, range 2900–3570g) with neonatal arterial ischaemic cerebral infarction, and 13 healthy infants (mean gestational age 39.1wks, range 37–41wks, SD 1.26; mean birthweight 3190g, SD 259, range 2680–3490g) were enrolled in the study. The absolute frequency and the asymmetry of global hand opening and closing, wrist segmental movements, and independent digit movements were assessed from videotapes recorded at around 12 weeks. Neurological outcome was assessed when the infants were at least 18 months old using Touwen’s neurological examination.

Results  Five of the 13 infants with …