Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Register      Login

VOLUME 11 , ISSUE 4 ( October-December, 2017 ) > List of Articles

REVIEW ARTICLE

Clinical Study of Fetal Neurobehavior by the Kurjak Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test

Raul Moreira Neto, Ghalia Gaber

Citation Information : Moreira Neto R, Gaber G. Clinical Study of Fetal Neurobehavior by the Kurjak Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 11 (4):355-361.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1543

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-09-2016

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


Abstract

How to cite this article

Neto RM, Kurjak A, Porovic S, Stanojevic M, Gaber G. Clinical Study of Fetal Neurobehavior by the Kurjak Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017;11(4):355-361.


HTML PDF Share
  1. Fetal behavior: developmental and perinatal aspects. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1992.
  2. Are there behavioral states in the human fetus? Early Hum Dev 1982 Apr;6(2):177-195.
  3. Can brain impairment be detected by in utero behavioural patterns? Arch Dis Child 1993 Jul;69(1 Spec No):3-8.
  4. Is neurological assessment of the fetus possible? Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1997 Dec;75(1):81-84.
  5. Two-dimensional real-time ultrasound in the assessment of fetal activity in single and multiple pregnancies. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2004;4:37.
  6. Fetal yawning. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1995 Jan;5(1):57-59.
  7. Ultrasound for evaluation of fetal neurobehavioral development: from 2-D to 4-D ultrasound. Infant Child Dev 2010;19:99-118.
  8. The assessment of fetal behavior of growth restricted fetuses by 4D sonography. J Perinat Med 2006;34(6): 471-478.
  9. How useful is 3D and 4D ultrasound in perinatal medicine? J Perinat Med 2007;35(1):10-27.
  10. Intrauterine growth restriction and cerebral palsy. Acta Inform Med 2012 Jan;18(2):64-82.
  11. Qualitative changes of spontaneous movements in fetus and preterm infant are a marker of neurological dysfunction. Early Hum Dev 1990 Sep;23(3):151-158.
  12. Prechtl's assessment of general movements: a diagnostic tool for the functional assessment of the young nervous system. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 2005;11(1):61-67.
  13. The role of 4D sonography in the neurological assessment of early human development. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2004;4:148-152.
  14. Brain development during fetal life: influences of the intra-uterine environment. Neursci Lett 2004 May 6;361(1-3):111-114.
  15. The neuropathology of schizophrenia. A critical review of the data and their interpretation. Brain 1999 Apr;122(Pt 4):593-624.
  16. The antenatal development of fetal behavioral patterns assessed by four-dimensional sonography. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2005 Jun;17(6):401-416.
  17. New scoring system for fetal neurobehavior assessed by three and four-dimensional sonography. J Perinat Med 2008;36(1):73-81.
  18. Normal standards of fetal behavior assessed by four-dimensional sonography. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2006 Nov;19(11):707-721.
  19. Update of the Amiel-Tison neurological assessment for the term neonate or at 40 weeks corrected age. Pediatr Neurol 2002;27:196-212.
  20. Normal standards for fetal neuro-behavioral developments: longitudinal quantification by four-dimensional sonography. J Perinat Med 2006;34(1):56-65.
  21. Neurobehavioral continuity from fetus to neonate. J Perinat Med 2011 Mar;39(2):171-177.
  22. Three-dimensional sonographic assessment of fetal behavior in the early second trimester of pregnancy. J Ultrasound Med 2001 Dec;20(12):1271-1275.
  23. ; Prechtl, HF. A qualitative approach to the development of movements during early infancy. In: Prechtl HF, editor. Continuity of neural functions from perinatal to postnatal life. Vol. 94. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1984. pp. 179-197.
  24. Normal fetal motility: an overview. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2006 Jun;27(6):701-711.
  25. The assessment of embryonic and fetal neurodevelopment in early pregnancy: comparison between 2D and 4D scanning. J Perinat Med 2005;33(5):406-414.
  26. Fetal ultrasonography: the first 40 years. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2004;4:141-147.
  27. The emergence of fetal behavior I. Qualitative aspects. Early Hum Dev 1982;7:301-322.
  28. Assessment of the quality of general movements in fetuses and infants of women with type-I diabetes mellitus. Early Hum Dev 1997 Nov 24;50(1):13-25.
  29. Prenatal diagnosis: what does four-dimensional ultrasound add? J Perinat Med 2002;30(1):57-62.
  30. Perinatal infection with Listeria monocytogenes. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1996 Aug;36(3):286-290.
  31. Fetal body and breathing movements as predictors of intra-amniotic infection in preterm premature rupture of membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1988 Aug;159(2):363-368.
  32. Four-dimensional evaluation of fetal neurobehavioral development. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2010;4(3):233-248.
  33. Wilhelm IJ. Quantitative measurement of fetal movement: Fetal-Posture and Movement Assessment (F-PAM). Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 1993;12:97-114.
  34. Assessment of fetal behavior and general movements by four-dimensional sonography. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2004;4:103-114.
  35. Fetal eye movement assessed with real-time ultrasonography: are there rapid and slow eye movements? Am J Obstet Gynecol 1990 Nov;163(5 Pt 1):1480-1484.
  36. Four-dimensional ultrasound in prenatal diagnosis: leading edge in imaging technology. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2001;1:194-198.
  37. Dynamic observation of the fetal face by three-dimensional ultrasound. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1999 Apr;13(4):283-284.
  38. 4D or not 4D: that is the question. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2002;19:1-4.
  39. Three- and four-dimensional ultrasonography for the structural and functional evaluation of the fetal face. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007 Jan;196(1):16-28.
  40. Continuity of neural functions from prenatal to postnatal life. Cambridge University Press; 1991.
  41. The neuronal group selection theory: a framework to explain variation in normal motor development. Dev Med Child Neurol 2000 Aug;42(8):566-572.
  42. Fetal neurology: past, present and future. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(1):6-29.
  43. Assessment of fetal neurobehavior by 3D/4D ultrasound. In: Pooh RK and Kurjak A, eds. Fetal Neurology. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi 2009, p 221-287.
  44. 4D sonography in the assessment of fetal functional neurodevelopment and behavioural paterns. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2005;5(1):1-15.
  45. Structural and functional early human development assessed by three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) sonography. Fertil Steril 2005;84(5):1285-1299.
  46. Fetal hand movements and facial expression in normal pregnancy studied by four-dimensional sonography. J Perinat Med 2003;31(6):496-508.
  47. The Amiel-Tison neurological assessment at term: conceptual and methodological continuity in the course of follow-up. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 2005;11(1):34-51.
  48. Neurosonography in the second half of fetal life: a neonatologist's point of view. J Perinat Med 2006;34(6):437-446.
  49. Assessment of fetal to neonatal behavioral continuity by 4D ultrasonography. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2006;28(3):360.
  50. Continuity between fetal and neonatal neurobehavior. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2008;2(3):64-75.
  51. Assessment of fetal behavior using four-dimensional ultrasonography: current knowledge and perspectives. Rev Assoc Med Bras 2013;59(5):507-513.
  52. An Attempt to Standardize Kurjak's Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test: Osaka Consensus Statement. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011 Oct-Dec;5:317-329.
  53. Is Kurjak antenatal neurodevelopmental test ready for routine clinical application? Bucharest consensus statement. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(3):260-265.
  54. The role of 4D ultrasound in the assessment of fetal behavior. Medica 2011 Apr;6(2):120-127.
  55. An ecologically relevant guinea pig model of fetal behavior. Behav Brain Res 2015 Apr 15;283:175-183.
  56. First experience in clinical application of KANET. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(1):96-99.
  57. Is in utero fetal neurological assessment comparible to postnatal neurological assessment? Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(1):91-95.
  58. 4D ultrasound medical devices for recent advances on the etiology of cerebral palsy. Acta Inform Med 2011 Dec;19(4):228-234.
  59. Ultrasound assessment of fetal neurobehavior in high-risk pregnancies. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012 Apr-Jun;6(2):132-147.
  60. The clinical value of KANET test in studying fetal neurobehavior in normal and at-risk pregnancies. J Perinat Med 2013 Mar;41(2):187-197.
  61. Fetal neurology: the role of fetal stress. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(1):30-39.
  62. HDlive study of fetal development and behavior. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014;8(3):250-265.
  63. Motor behavior of human fetuses during the second trimester of gestation: a longitudinal ultrasound study. An Pediatr (Barc) 2015 Mar;82(3):183-191.
  64. Assessment of motoric and hemodynamic parameters in growth restricted fetuses-case study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2014 Feb;27(3):247-251.
  65. The study of fetal neurobehavior in twins in all three trimesters of pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2013 Aug;26(12):1186-1195.
  66. Neuro-developmental fetal assessment using Kanet scoring system in low and high-risk pregnancies. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2013;26(4):363-368.
  67. Neurobehavior in fetal life. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2012 Dec;17(6):319-323.
  68. Alcohol delays the emergence of the fetal elicited startle response, but only transiently. Physiol Behav 2012 Aug 20;107(1):76-81.
  69. The assessment of fetal brain function in fetuses with ventriculomegaly: the role of the Kanet test. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2012 Aug;25(8):1267-1272.
  70. Comparison between antenatal neurodevelopmental test and fetal Doppler in the assessment of fetal well-being. J Perinat Med 2013 Jan;41(1):107-114.
  71. KANET in Brazil: first experience. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2015;9(1):1-5.
  72. Simplified ultrasound screening for fetal brain function based on behavioral pattern. Early Hum Dev 2007 Mar;83(3):177-181.
  73. Further experience in the clinical assessment of fetal neurobehavior. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2010 Jan-Mar;4(1):59-71.
  74. The potential of 4D sonography in the assessment of fetal neurobehavior: multicentric study in high-risk pregnancies. J Perinat Med 2010;38(1):77-82.
  75. The comparison of fetal behavior in high-risk and normal pregnancies assessed by four-dimensional ultrasound. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2010 Dec;23(12):1461-1467.
  76. An attempt to introduce neurological test for fetus based on 3D and 4D sonography. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2008;2:29-44.
PDF Share
PDF Share

© Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) LTD.