Reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Gross Motor Function Measure in children with cerebral palsy.

Objective: To test the intra- and interrater reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the 66-item Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66).

Method: The sample included 48 children with cerebral palsy (CP), ranging from 2-17 years old, classified at levels I to IV of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and four child rehabilitation examiners. A main examiner evaluated all children using the GMFM-66 and video-recorded the assessments.

Fungal colonization in newborn babies of very low birth weight: a cohort study.

Objectives: To learn about the profile of fungal colonization and related risk factors in premature newborns.

Methods: Prospective cohort, from 04/01/2010 to 04/31/2011, with 44 patients admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, born at the hospital maternity, weighing less than 1,500 g. On admission, data were collected on pre-natal care and childbirth.