Neurodesarrollo infantil: características normales y signos de alarma en el niño menor de cinco años

María del Pilar Medina Alva; Inés Caro Kahn; Pamela Muñoz Huerta; Janette Leyva Sánchez; José Moreno Calixto; Sarah María Vega Sánchez

doi:10.17843/rpmesp.2015.323.1693

Authors

María del Pilar Medina Alva Sociedad Peruana de Pediatria. Lima, Peru. Instituto Materno Perinatal. Lima, Peru.
Inés Caro Kahn Sociedad Peruana de Pediatria. Lima, Peru. Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño. Lima Peru.
Pamela Muñoz Huerta Sociedad Peruana de Pediatria. Lima, Peru. Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño. Lima Peru.
Janette Leyva Sánchez Sociedad Peruana de Pediatria. Lima, Peru. Hospital Maria Auxiliadora. Lima, Peru.
José Moreno Calixto Sociedad Peruana de Pediatria. Lima, Peru. EsSalud. Lima, Peru.
Sarah María Vega Sánchez Sociedad Peruana de Pediatria. Lima, Peru.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2015.323.1693

Keywords:

Child development, Neurology, Pediatrics

Abstract

The development of the nervous system is a complex process that results in the maturation of structures, the acquisition of skills and finally the formation of the individual as a unique person. This review contains information about the main characteristics of the processes of brain development, the characteristics of normal neurological development in different areas: gross and fine motor, language, sensory and socialization; and it is also accompanied by a description of the major changes in the development, identifiable in the daily clinical work of pediatricians. Our goal is to enhance knowledge in this key area of assessment of early childhood to detect problems sufficiently in advance for their timely intervention.