Neuro-biomechanical Determinants for Motor Behavior in High-risk Infants
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
This project focuses on motor development, muscle growth and muscle activity. Using advanced, instrumented tests such as , the link between muscles and the movement characteristics will be studied. In addition, the evolution of these neuro-biomechanical determinants during the first year of life will be investigated. The examinations are planned for a group of high-risk infants (e.g. premature birth, cases of asphyxia, etc.) compared with a group of infants with typical development.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion \& exclusion criteria for group of high-risk infants: * Infants born before or at 28 weeks of gestation * Infants born after 28 weeks of gestation and with brain injury. * A term birth with the clinical diagnosis of asphyxia (ischemic event with hypothermia) or neonatal stroke * Exclusion in case of genetic syndrome, or lower limb pathology (e.g. spina bifida) Inclusion \& exclusion criteria for group of typically developing children: * Born at a gestational age above 37 weeks * Birth weight between P10 and P90 * Head circumference between P10 and P90 * Ph \>7.1 * Exclusion in case of genetic syndrome, lower limb pathology and/or brain malformations