ALEXANDER TURNER ALEXANDER.TURNER@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor
The Classification of Movement in Infants for the Autonomous Monitoring of Neurological Development
Turner, Alexander; Hayes, Stephen; Sharkey, Don
Authors
Stephen Hayes
DON SHARKEY don.sharkey@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Neonatal Medicine and Technologies
Abstract
Neurodevelopmental delay following extremely preterm birth or birth asphyxia is common but diagnosis is often delayed as early milder signs are not recognised by parents or clinicians. Early interventions have been shown to improve outcomes. Automation of diagnosis and monitoring of neurological disorders using non-invasive, cost effective methods within a patient’s home could improve accessibility to testing. Furthermore, said testing could be conducted over a longer period, enabling greater confidence in diagnoses, due to increased data availability. This work proposes a new method to assess the movements in children. Twelve parent and infant participants were recruited (children aged between 3 and 12 months). Approximately 25 min 2D video recordings of the infants organically playing with toys were captured. A combination of deep learning and 2D pose estimation algorithms were used to classify the movements in relation to the children’s dexterity and position when interacting with a toy. The results demonstrate the possibility of capturing and classifying children’s complexity of movements when interacting with toys as well as their posture. Such classifications and the movement features could assist practitioners to accurately diagnose impaired or delayed movement development in a timely fashion as well as facilitating treatment monitoring.
Citation
Turner, A., Hayes, S., & Sharkey, D. (2023). The Classification of Movement in Infants for the Autonomous Monitoring of Neurological Development. Sensors, 23(10), Article 4800. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104800
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 12, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | May 16, 2023 |
Publication Date | 2023-05 |
Deposit Date | Jul 29, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 31, 2023 |
Journal | Sensors |
Electronic ISSN | 1424-8220 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 10 |
Article Number | 4800 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104800 |
Keywords | neurological development; infant development; deep learning; autonomous monitoring; movement assessment of infants |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/20841520 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/10/4800 |
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