Version 2.77

Term Description

Position: Infant is held upright in vertical sitting on a support surface, facing the examiner, supported at shoulders with upper arms held at sides of trunk.
Procedure: Observe position and movement of infant's head. If head deviates laterally from midline more than 15 degrees, give the next lower score. If achieves rating of 4, reduce stimulation to allow free movement of head.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Head control - supported sitting
Property
Find
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Ord
Method
TIMP

Normative Answer List: LL962-2

Source: Infant Motor Performance Scales, LLC
Answer Code Score Answer ID
No response, head hangs. 0 0 LA13788-7
Attempts to lift head twice within 15 seconds. 1 1 LA13699-6
Attains upright head position at least once but sustains for less than 15 seconds. 2 2 LA13697-0
Maintains head in midline with the head tipped in up to but no more than 30 degrees of forward flexion for at least 15 seconds. 3 3 LA13767-1
Maintains head upright in midline for 15 to 30 seconds. 4 4 LA13770-5
Maintains head upright for greater than 30 seconds, moving the head freely with control. 5 5 LA13769-7

Basic Attributes

Class
TIMP
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.34
Last Updated
Version 2.50

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LOINC Long Common Name
60687-1 Test of Infant Motor Performance Version 5.1

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