Proof-of-concept of a video analysis for the detection of infant movement gestalts

摘要

The assessment of general movements in young infants can be used as a prognostic tool to identify infants that will develop cerebral palsy, especially during the fidgety movement's period (9-18 weeks post term age) [1]. The general movement assessment is a qualitative method that assesses gestalts in the infant movements [1]. Previous studies have shown that fidgety movements (FMs) can be detected and cerebral palsy can be predicted by use of computer-based video analysis software [2]. However, video-based movement analysis has only assessed infant movements as a center of motion and not assessed the gestalts as coordinative movements between the infant's body segments.