The blink reflex in neonates with a subsequent poor outcome

We examined maturational changes in the electrical blink reflex in 11 handicapped children, i.e., 4 cases of developmental delay, 4 of cerebral palsy, 2 of congenital hydrocephalus, and 1 of congenital cytomegalovirus infection. The developmental delay and cerebral palsy cases were all born at 25-36...

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Published in:Child's nervous system 1993-04, Vol.9 (2), p.104-106
Main Authors: HATANAKA, T, OWA, K, HAYASHI, N, YOSHIJIAMA, S, SUEHIRO, Y, SHINOMIYA, K, YASUHARA, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Blinking - physiology
Brain Damage, Chronic - congenital
Brain Damage, Chronic - diagnosis
Brain Damage, Chronic - physiopathology
Cerebral Palsy - diagnosis
Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology
Cytomegalovirus Infections - congenital
Cytomegalovirus Infections - diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus Infections - physiopathology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydrocephalus - diagnosis
Hydrocephalus - physiopathology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases - diagnosis
Infant, Premature, Diseases - physiopathology
Intellectual Disability - diagnosis
Intellectual Disability - physiopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Nervous system as a whole
Neurologic Examination
Neurology
Reaction Time - physiology
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Summary:We examined maturational changes in the electrical blink reflex in 11 handicapped children, i.e., 4 cases of developmental delay, 4 of cerebral palsy, 2 of congenital hydrocephalus, and 1 of congenital cytomegalovirus infection. The developmental delay and cerebral palsy cases were all born at 25-36 weeks' gestation. In all cases, prolonged latency, low amplitude, or the absence of the late component of the blink reflex was observed in the follow-up study. These results indicate that prematurity and some congenital impairment mainly influence the maturation of the long-loop reflex arc in the blink reflex.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/BF00305318