Behavioral and Neurological Characteristics of a Hydranencephalic Infant
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
- Vol. 20 (2) , 211-217
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1978.tb15206.x
Abstract
A modified Prechtl neurological examination and the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale were serially administered to a hydranencephalic infant over the first 8 wk of life. Clinical, roentgenographic, neurological and behavioral findings are reported. In contrast to earlier reports, visual tracking of a moving field and auditory and visual habituation were observed. In addition to previously reported reflex automatisms, the infant also possessed what are termed socially relevant behavioral automatisms. The implications of these findings are discussed.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Postnatal Growth of Visual CapacityChild Development, 1974
- The role of the cortex in orienting: Orienting reflex in an anencephalic human infant.Developmental Psychology, 1971
- Discharge characteristics of single units in superior colliculus of the alert rhesus monkey.Journal of Neurophysiology, 1971
- What the Frog's Eye Tells the Monkey's BrainBrain, Behavior and Evolution, 1970
- Vision in Monkeys after Removal of the Striate CortexNature, 1967
- Visual and auditory function in an hydranencephalic infantBrain Research, 1966
- Ocular Signs Associated with Hydranencephaly* *From the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School (Dr. Hill and Dr. Cogan) and from the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, and the Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital (Dr. Dodge). Presented at the alumni meeting of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, April 26, 1960.American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1961
- Hydranencephaly (Hydrencephaly)Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1958
- Total absence of the cerebral hemispheres: Report of two casesThe Journal of Pediatrics, 1951