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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2026

Video and Wearable Sensor Technologies for Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy in Infants: A Scoping Review.

Charlotte F Wahle, Aura M Elias, Nora A Galoustian, Teana M Tee, Michaela L Juels, Christine Amacker, Heather Waters, Rachel M Thompson

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Charlotte F WahleDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5928-9484
Aura M EliasDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Nora A GaloustianDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4683-0862
Teana M TeeHerbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL 33199, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-1353-4004
Michaela L JuelsDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Christine AmackerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
Heather WatersDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
Rachel M ThompsonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is well established that early diagnosis and subsequent intervention can result in significant benefits in infants with neurodevelopmental disorders such as cerebral palsy (CP). This scoping review aimed to assess the current state of the literature regarding the use of innovative and emerging technologies for early CP screening, diagnosis and phenotyping in pre-ambulatory children. Searches were performed across PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases; articles were screened by four independent reviewers at the title/abstract and full-text levels. Forty-eight studies met the inclusion criteria. The most frequently used modalities included wearable sensors (e.g., accelerometers, inertial measurement units) and video-based motion analysis. These movement-tracking systems were used to screen for a variety of pediatric-onset neurodevelopmental disorders and have been useful in quantifying spontaneous infant movements, detecting the absence or abnormality of fidgety movement, or identifying atypical motor patterns. Although CP was our primary focus, several studies applied a similar pipeline to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), underscoring broader relevance for early neurodevelopmental screening, diagnosing and phenotyping. Overall, technology-assisted motor assessment demonstrated promising feasibility and diagnostic potential; however, most studies are limited by small sample sizes, short follow-up durations, and heterogeneous validation methods. Given the benefits of early intervention and the emerging capabilities of wearable and video-based analytics, larger multi-site and longitudinal datasets are needed to support early diagnosis, risk stratification, and functional phenotyping in CP.

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accelerometrycerebral palsydeep learningGeneral Movements Assessmentmotion sensorpre-ambulatory

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PMCPMC12941449

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