General movements assessment

[2] The general movements assessment involves measuring movements that occur spontaneously among those less than four months of age and appears to be most accurate test for the condition.

[4] The quality of the child's general movements gives information about how the brain connects, particularly the periventricular white matter.

[5] The GMA is best performed 3 months post-term (if the child was born prematurely, the assessment date is not at three months old, but is conducted at the same time as if they were born at term).

[6] A pattern known as 'writhing movements' frequently gives false positives for cerebral palsy.

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