… Fidgety movements are small movements of the neck, trunk and limbs in all directions
and of variable acceleration. Beside a high sensitivity (>91%) and specificity (>81%), the …

… assessed predictive values of fidgety movement assessment (FMA) in a large sample of
infants born very preterm for developmental abnormalities, in particular for cerebral palsy (CP) at …

… a high risk for neurological deficits such as cerebral palsy, and for genetic disorders with a
late … analysis of general movements reveals stereotypies predicting cerebral palsy. Dev Med …

… risk of cerebral palsy (CP). We aimed to determine whether specific movement characteristics
… Interpretation The assessment of fidgety movements and movement stiffness may improve …

… The predictive validity of fidgety movements using the Prechtl GMA in this study is
consistent with the results of previous reviews of the Prechtl GMA.12, 23, 24 However, when …

… ; the other infants (78; 99%) did not display fidgety movements and their fidgety
movements were classified as absent (Table 2). None of the infants displayed age-adequate …

… two were associated with cerebral palsy and included in both instances was cramped-synchronized,
either transient or persistent, followed by the absence of fidgety movements. The …

… Fidgety movements were classified as abnormal if they were absent (F−) or abnormal in
nature; looked like normal fidgety movements but their amplitude, speed and jerkiness were …

… Assessment (GMA) has become a cornerstone assessment in early identification of
cerebral palsy (CP), particularly during the fidgety movement period at 3–5 months of age. …

… Absent fidgety movements have a strong association with the prediction of cerebral palsy
(… This is important, as we know that cerebral palsy specific early intervention is the …