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ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2020

Atypical general movements in the general population: Prevalence over the last 15 years and associated factors.

Ying-Chin Wu, Hylco Bouwstra, Kirsten R Heineman, Mijna Hadders-Algra

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Article in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ying-Chin WuUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Developmental Neurology, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3582-1530
Hylco BouwstraUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Developmental Neurology, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9598-9269
Kirsten R HeinemanUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Developmental Neurology, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9566-2132
Mijna Hadders-AlgraUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Developmental Neurology, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6845-5114
University Medical Center Groningen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo determine the prevalence of atypical general movements (GMs) in the general population, to examine its time trend and associated factors.

methodsParticipants consisted of 300 infants born in 2016-2018 (current cohort; gestational age 39.4 weeks (27-42); 162 boys), representative of the Dutch population. GMs were assessed at 2-4 months corrected age in terms of GM-complexity (definitely abnormal (DA) or not) and fidgety movements (present or absent). GM-complexity data from a cohort of 455 Dutch infants born in 2001-2002 were used to investigate the time trend.

resultsIn the current cohort, 10 infants (3%) showed DA GM-complexity and 8 (3%) absent fidgety movements. Only one infant had both GM-impairments (0.3%). The prevalence of DA GM-complexity did not differ from that in the 2001-2002 cohort (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 1.47 [0.53, 4.06]). DA GM-complexity was associated with maternal smoking (adjusted OR = 3.59 [1.56, 8.28]) and marginally with prematurity (adjusted OR = 2.78 [1.00, 7.74]); absence of fidgety movements was curvilinearly associated with assessment age only (OR = 1.06 [1.01, 1.12]).

conclusionIn the general population, the prevalence of DA GM-complexity and absent fidgety movements is 3%. The finding that they rarely co-occur and are associated with different factors indicates that GM-assessment needs to address both aspects.

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Infant, Premature, DiseasesMovementChild, PreschoolGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMalePrevalencegeneral movementsgeneral populationneurological functionprevalencerisk factors

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