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Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment (SINDA) has been developed as a screening instrument for infants aged 6 weeks to 12 months corrected age, to assist early detection of infants at high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders. It is the first developmental instrument to allow a comprehensive (360-degree approach) including "all" dimensions of development. It has three scales: a neurological (28 items), developmental (15 items per month of age; total 113 items) and socio-emotional scale (6 items). It can be used quickly in virtually any environment and requires only simple equipment, so excellent when financial and time considerations are important.
List of contents
Author Appointments
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
* Chapter 1 Introduction
* Chapter 2 Early detection of infants at high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders
* Chapter 3 Design, psychometric properties and implementation of SINDA
* Chapter 4 The neurological scale
* Chapter 5 The developmental scale
* Chapter 6 The socio-emotional scale
* Chapter 7 Significance of SINDA findings
Index
About the author
Mijna Hadders-Algra, Professor of Developmental Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen Beatrix Children's Hospital, Institute of Developmental Neurology, the Netherlands.
Uta Tacke, Child Neurologist, University Children's Hospital (UKBB), Neuropaediatrics, Haemato-Oncology, Basel, Switzerland.
Joachim Pietz, Paediatrician, specialized in Child Neurology, Palliative Medicine, Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Heike Philippi, Child Neurologist; Chair of the Centre for Child Neurology (Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum) Frankfurt Mitte, Frankfurt am Main, and Associate Professor Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Summary
Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment (SINDA) has been developed as a screening instrument for infants aged 6 weeks to 12 months corrected age, to assist early detection of infants at high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders. It is the first developmental instrument to allow a comprehensive (360-degree approach) including "all" dimensions of development. It has three scales: a neurological (28 items), developmental (15 items per month of age; total 113 items) and socio-emotional scale (6 items). It can be used quickly in virtually any environment and requires only simple equipment, so excellent when financial and time considerations are important.
