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Question
Video 1
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Please watch the video of a newborn. Of the following, the infant’s movements are best described as (more than 1 option is possible):
A. Voluntary and normal
B. Involuntary and choreiform
C. Involuntary and tonic/clonic
D. Involuntary and athetoid
E. Involuntary and myoclonic
Discussion
The infant in this video is awake and alert and exhibits the following:
– involuntary, nonrhythmic jerky movements of the shoulders and feet
– slow, irregular rhythmic movements of the fingers
– intermittent tongue thrusting
– some grimacing of the face
These movements disappeared during sleep. Also shown in the video is the infant’s need for a nasal cannula and a central venous catheter. A second video (Video 2) shows the infant alternately gripping and releasing the grasp of the examiner’s finger. The infant’s movements shown in the videos are involuntary and choreo-athetoid.
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