A boy born at 30 weeks gestation attends the child health nurse at 9 months of age. His mother has completed t…

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A boy born at 30 weeks gestation attends the child health nurse at 9 months of age. His mother has completed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire using his date of birth, and the gross motor score falls below the cut-off while the other four domains are within range. He rolls both ways, sits propped forward on his hands for a few seconds, transfers a rattle between his hands, reaches for his bottle and babbles. His neonatal cranial ultrasounds were normal, and his tone, reflexes and hip abduction a…

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Rescore using his corrected age.

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Arrange magnetic resonance imaging of the brain.

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Measure the serum creatine kinase concentration.

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Refer to a developmental paediatrician.

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Refer to a paediatric physiotherapist.

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