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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2005 Aug;47(8):525–531. doi: 10.1017/s0012162205001039

Table 1.

Medical Criteria for Inclusion

1. No pregnancy complications

  • Lack of intrauterine growth restriction, significant maternal hypertension, chromosomal syndromes/non-chromosomal congenital anomalad sequences, and congenital infectious agents (TORCH)

2. Normal labor and delivery

  • No significant heart rate decelerations and 5 minute Apgar scores > 6

3. Uncomplicated neonatal course

  • No mechanical ventilation and no indication of acute perinatal or neonatal insult such as asphyxia, sepsis, seizures, meningitis, or intracranial hemorrhage