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Abstract
Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology
An Easy and Practical Tool to Detect the Neurodevelopmental Status in the First Two Years of Life
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Open or CloseMagda Di Renzo1*, Elena Vanadia1, Paolo Pace2, Teresa Mazzone3, Lidia Racinaro1, Monica Rea1 and Alberto Villani4
1Institute of Ortofonologia (IdO), Rome, Italy
2Child Neuropsychiatry ASP, Trapani, Italy
3Pediatric Primary Care, ASL, Rome, Italy
4University of Rome-Tor Vergata and Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
*Corresponding author: Magda Di Renzo, Institute of Ortofonologia (IdO), Rome, Italy
Submission: September 04, 2023; Published: September 25, 2023
ISSN : 2576-9200Volume7 Issue5
Abstract
The main stages of neurodevelopment in the pediatric age are well defined and described in the main books of Pediatrics. In recent years, a significant increase in neurodevelopmental delays and disorders has been described in the pediatric literature. It is also well known that intercepting these situations early allows an early intervention, in many cases fundamental, thanks to an early diagnosis and to obtain the best desired results. In Italy all children have the right to free pediatric assistance thanks to the National Health System (SSN). Periodic check-ups (health reports) are foreseen and regulated from birth to 14 years of age. In this study we verified the usefulness of using specific questionnaires to evaluate neurodevelopment particularly in the first 2 years of life during the periodic check-ups. The possibility for pediatricians to have a tool that is easy to compile and based on the well-known stages of neurodevelopment at the different ages in which health assessments are usually carried out, allows situations of delay or defect to be highlighted, identifying them and allowing those who test positive in screening to be referred to specialist centers. Early identification through a questionnaire in which the main stages of neuro-development are listed for different ages allows pediatricians to select the population that really needs a specialist evaluation, avoiding overloading specialist centers. The results of this study on 1993 subjects aged between 1 and 24 months are preliminary and encourage the use of this rapid and cost-free tool (questionnaire) in the early identification of situations worthy of further diagnostic investigation.
Keywords:Neurodevelopmental screening; Psychomotor development; Neurodevelopment delay; Screening form; Pediatrician
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