Reliability and Validity of the TIMPSI for Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I
infant; children; Pediatrics; Rehabilitation; motor; female; male; assessments; childhood/physiopathology; humans; spinal muscular atrophies of; child development; childhood/diagnosis; functional motor scale; observer variation; performance; physical therapy; physical therapy specialty/standards; reproducibility of results; skills/physiology; specialty/instrumentation; video recording; tone and motor problems; SMA1; tool development; scale development; TIMP
Purpose: This study examined the reliability and validity of the Test of Infant Motor Performance Screening Items (TIMPSI) in infants with type I spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Methods: After training, 12 evaluators scored 4 videos of infants with type I SMA to assess interrater reliability. Intrarater and test-retest reliability was further assessed for 9 evaluators during a SMA type I clinical trial, with 9 evaluators testing a total of 38 infants twice. Relatedness of the TIMPSI score to ability to reach and ventilatory support was also examined. Results: Excellent interrater video score reliability was noted (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.97-0.98). Intrarater reliability was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.91-0.98) and test-retest reliability ranged from r = 0.82 to r = 0.95. The TIMPSI score was related to the ability to reach (P <= .05). Conclusion: The TIMPSI can reliably be used to assess motor function in infants with type I SMA. In addition, the TIMPSI scores are related to the ability to reach, an important functional skill in children with type I SMA. (Pediatr Phys Ther 2013;25:140-148)
Krosschell K J; Mazulski J A; Scott C; King W; Hartman J T; Case L E; Viazzo-Trussell D; Wood J; Roman C A; Hecker E; Meffert M; Leveille M; Kienitz K; Swoboda K J; Project Cure Spinal Muscular Atrophy Investigators
Pediatric Physical Therapy
2013
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Practice parameter: screening and diagnosis of autism: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society
Child; Humans; Risk Assessment; Predictive Value of Tests; Nervous System; Preschool; Non-U.S. Gov't; P.H.S.; Research Support; U.S. Gov't; infant; Diagnosis; Differential; Neuropsychological Tests; Disease Management; Developmental Disabilities/diagnosis; Electrophysiology; Asperger Syndrome/diagnosis; Autistic Disorder/diagnosis/genetics; Childhood/diagnosis; Lead Poisoning; Mass Screening/methods/standards
Autism is a common disorder of childhood, affecting 1 in 500 children. Yet, it often remains unrecognized and undiagnosed until or after late preschool age because appropriate tools for routine developmental screening and screening specifically for autism have not been available. Early identification of children with autism and intensive, early intervention during the toddler and preschool years improves outcome for most young children with autism. This practice parameter reviews the available empirical evidence and gives specific recommendations for the identification of children with autism. This approach requires a dual process: 1) routine developmental surveillance and screening specifically for autism to be performed on all children to first identify those at risk for any type of atypical development, and to identify those specifically at risk for autism; and 2) to diagnose and evaluate autism, to differentiate autism from other developmental disorders.
2000
Filipek PA; Accardo PJ; Ashwal S; Baranek GT; Cook EH; Dawson G; Gordon B; Gravel JS; Johnson CP; Kallen RJ; Levy SE; Minshew NJ; Ozonoff S; Prizant BM; Rapin I; Rogers SJ; Stone WL; Teplin SW; Tuchman RF; Volkmar FR
Neurology
2000
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Journal Article
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