Response to Dr. Coster's Critique of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS)

Piper, Martha C.; Darrah, Johanna

doi:10.1080/j006v15n03_05

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“…Previous studies have reported similar findings concerning the course of gross motor development measured with the AIMS [6,10,[38][39][40]. The acceleration in the curve was as expected since motor development in infancy is faster than at any other time during life [41].…”

Section: Shape Of Gross Motor Curves and Factors Of Influencesupporting

confidence: 82%

“…VPT infants are at risk of developmental problems and identifying these problems makes early interventions possible [3][4][5]. Motor development is one of the markers to identify whether an infant is developing well and as such is one of the first signals to support clinical decision-making regarding starting early intervention [4,6]. However, the course of motor development for both preterm and term-born infants is known to be variable and non-linear, which makes predicting infant motor development and clinical decision-making difficult [7][8][9][10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method

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Boonzaaijer²,

Oudgenoeg‐Paz³

et al. 2022

Early Human Development

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Section: Shape Of Gross Motor Curves and Factors Of Influencesupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method

Suir

Boonzaaijer²,

Oudgenoeg‐Paz³

et al. 2022

Early Human Development

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“…In addition, we found a high positive correlation (r = 0.59) between FA of the right posterior IFOF and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) 27 assessments around 3-4 months in eight subjects whose AIMS were available (Supplementary Fig. S7).…”

Section: Tract-based Analysismentioning

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Microstructural Alterations in Projection and Association Fibers in Neonatal Hypoxia–Ischemia

Cao

Lin

Gao

et al. 2022

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Background Diffusion MRI (dMRI) is known to be sensitive to hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). However, existing dMRI studies used simple diffusion tensor metrics and focused only on a few selected cerebral regions, which cannot provide a comprehensive picture of microstructural injury. Purpose To systematically characterize the microstructural alterations in mild, moderate, and severe HIE neonates compared to healthy neonates with advanced dMRI using region of interest (ROI), tract, and fixel‐based analyses. Study Type Prospective. Population A total of 42 neonates (24 males and 18 females). Field Strength/Sequence 3‐T, diffusion‐weighted echo‐planar imaging. Assessment Fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), radial diffusivity (RD), axial diffusivity (AD), fiber density (FD), fiber cross‐section (FC), and fiber density and cross‐section (FDC) were calculated in 40 ROIs and 6 tracts. Fixel‐based analysis was performed to assess group differences in individual fiber components within a voxel (fixel). Statistical Tests One‐way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to compare dMRI metrics among severe/moderate/mild HIE and control groups and general linear model for fixel‐wise group differences (age, sex, and body weight as covariates). Adjusted P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results For severe HIE, ROI‐based analysis revealed widespread regions, including the deep nuclei and white matter with reduced FA, while in moderate injury, only FC was decreased around the posterior watershed zones. Tract‐based analysis demonstrated significantly reduced FA, FD, and FC in the right inferior fronto‐occipital fasciculus (IFOF), right inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF), and splenium of corpus callosum (SCC) in moderate HIE, and in right IFOF and left anterior thalamic radiation (ATR) in mild HIE. Correspondingly, we found altered fixels in the right middle‐posterior IFOF and ILF, and in the central‐to‐right part of SCC in moderate HIE. Data Conclusion For severe HIE, extensive microstructural injury was identified. For moderate–mild HIE, association fiber injury in posterior watershed area with a rightward lateralization was found. Evidence Level 1 Technical Efficacy Stage 3

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“…Control and Prevention (CDC) Developmental Assessment. 15,17,29 Because the exact definition of the evaluated milestones varies among these scales, we compared specific milestones that bear enough resemblance among the screening tests. For the THIS developmental scale, Denver II, and AIMS, failing to achieve a milestone was defined as not achieving the milestone at an age in which a 90% success rate was accomplished.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Standardization of a Developmental Milestone Scale Using Data From Children in Israel

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IMPORTANCERoutine developmental screening tests for children are used worldwide for early detection of developmental delays. However, assessment of developmental milestone norms lacks strong normative data, and there are inconsistencies among different screening tools. OBJECTIVE To establish milestone norms and build an updated developmental scale. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This is a cross-sectional, population-based study conducted between 2014 and 2020. Developmental assessments were conducted by trained public health nurses, documented in national maternal child health clinics, known as Tipat Halav, which serve all children in Israel. Participants included all children born between January 2014 andSeptember 2020, who were followed at the maternal child health clinics from birth to age 6 years.Exclusion criteria were preterm birth, missing gestational age, low birth weight (<2.5 kg), abnormal weight measurement (<3% according to standardized child growth charts), abnormal head circumference measurement (<3% or >97% according to standardized child growth charts), and visits without developmental data or without the child's age. Data analysis was performed from September 2020 to June 2021. EXPOSURESIn total, 59 milestones in 4 developmental domains were evaluated, and the achievement rate per child's age was calculated for each milestone. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESA contemporary developmental scale, the Tipat Halav Israel Screening (THIS) Developmental Scale, was built, presenting the 75%, 90%, and 95% achievement rates for each milestone. The THIS scale was compared with other commonly used screening tests, including the Denver Developmental Screening Test II (Denver II), the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Developmental Assessment. RESULTS A total of 839 574 children were followed in the maternal child health clinics between January 2014 and September 2020 in Israel, and 195 616 children were excluded. A total of 3 774 517 developmental assessments were performed for the remaining 643 958 children aged 0 to 6 years (319 562 female children [49.6%]), resulting in the establishment of new developmental norms. In terms of the comparable milestones, THIS milestones had a match of 18 of 27 (67%) with the Denver II, 7 of 7 (100%) with AIMS, and 10 of 19 (53%) with the CDC Developmental Assessment. The remaining unmatched milestones were achieved earlier in the THIS scale compared with other screening tools.

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Response to Dr. Coster's Critique of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS)

Cited by 27 publications

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Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method

Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method

Microstructural Alterations in Projection and Association Fibers in Neonatal Hypoxia–Ischemia

Standardization of a Developmental Milestone Scale Using Data From Children in Israel

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