Validade preditiva do movement assessment of infants para crianças pré-termo brasileiras

The predictive validity of the Movement Assessment of Infants (MAI) for the detection of cerebral palsy was analyzed in 89 Brazilian infants, born with gestational age 13 and > 10. The best predictive values were obtained at 8 months, with a cut off > 13 risk points. A less restrictive criteria (> 10 points) might be useful for the prediction of motor coordination problems at school age.