SINDA: Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment

Description of SINDA: Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment

Is there a way to accurately predict neurodevelopmental disability within the first year of life? 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. With assessment in less than 10 minutes, SINDA can be used quickly in virtually any environment and requires only simple equipment.

• A truly concise neurodevelopmental assessment tool for infants in the first year.
• Holistic three scale approach: neurological, developmental, and socio-emotional scales.
• Assessment in less than 10 minutes for the neurological scale, which is also reliable and predicts neurodisability well.
• Highly illustrated with figures and over 160 video-clips (available from www.mackeith.co.uk) allowing the application of SINDA without a training course.

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 Childrens‘ 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.

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