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SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
INFANT ASSESSMENT
1 st Department of Pediatrics
Lecturer: Dr. C. F. Zachariah Boukydis
Second Semester
Credits: 2
Lectures (2 hours per week):
Teaching goals:
1. To teach methods of neurobehavioral assessment of full-term and at-risk (premature,
drug-exposed; birth asphyxiated) infants.
2. To teach methods of using the neurobehavioral as a context for communicating with
parents and caregivers.
3. To teach methods of evaluating fetal neurobehavior.
Themes (itemized list for each week):
Week 1 Introduction to the Course: Readings and practicum experience
History and Philosophy of Neurological and Behavioral Assessment of Infants
Research and Clinical Uses of Neurobehavioral Assessment of Infants
Week 2 Basic Issues in the Neurobehavioral Assessment of Infants
Overview of Three Neonatal Neurobehavioral Assessments:
NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale [NNNS]
Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)
Assessment of Preterm Infant Behavior (APIB)
Week 3 Observation of Infant Neurobehavior
1. Observation Framework
2. Guidelines for Documenting Observations of Infant Neurobehavior
3. The 4 A’s of Infancy
Week 4 Observation of At-Risk Infant Neurobehavior
1. Observations and Clinical Documentation
2. Clinical Screens (Neonatal Abstinence Scale)
3. Developmental Screens (Denver 2 Scales of Infant Development)
Week 5 NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale:
Overview of the Assessment
1. Reflexes
2. Behavioral Items
3. Stress Abstinence Scale
Demonstration with Healthy Full-Term Infant
Week 6 NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale: Part 2
Issues in Scoring the Assessment
Demonstration with Healthy Preterm Infant
Week 7 NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale: Part 3
Neurodevelopmental Research
Clinical Applications