Infant Sleep-Wake Characteristics: Relation to Neurological Status and the Prediction of Developmental Outcome.

Halpern, Leslie F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ512421

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Infant Sleep-Wake Characteristics: Relation to Neurological Status and the Prediction of Developmental Outcome.

Halpern, Leslie F.; And Others

Developmental Review, v15 n3 p255-91 Sep 1995

Examines the development of normative sleep-wake state characteristics in full-term infants, and atypical state characteristics as presented in several clinical populations including preterm and autistic children. Reviews and critiques the literature on the usefulness of infant state parameters in predicting developmental outcomes of infants at biological risk, and offers suggestions regarding future research. (HTH)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Biological Influences, Developmental Delays, Disabilities, Infant Behavior, Infants, Neurological Impairments, Physical Development, Predictor Variables, Research Needs, Sleep

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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