Research article summary (published 25 Jul 2009):

Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Sequelae of academic underachievement, behavioral problems, and poor executive function (EF) have been extensively reported for very preterm ( 0.51). CONCLUSIONS: Very preterm and/or VLBW children have moderate-to-severe deficits in academic achievement, attention problems, and internalizing behavioral problems and poor EF, which are adverse outcomes that were strongly correlated to their immaturity at birth. During transition to young adulthood these children continue to lag behind term-born peers.

Author information

Author/s: Aarnoudse-Moens, Cornelieke Sandrine Hanan (CS); Weisglas-Kuperus, Nynke (N); van Goudoever, Johannes Bernard (JB); Oosterlaan, Jaap (J);

Affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus University Medical Centre Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands. c.moens(-atsign-)erasmusmc.nl

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Meta-Analysis

Journal: Pediatrics (Pediatrics), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Aug; vol 124 (issue 2) : pp 717-28

Dates: Created 2009/08/04; Completed 2009/08/13;

PMID: 19651588, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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Achievement Adolescent Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; epidemiology Brain Damage, Chronic - diagnosis; epidemiology Child Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology Child, Preschool Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Developmental Disabilities - diagnosis; epidemiology Gestational Age Humans Infant

Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature, Diseases - diagnosis; epidemiology Infant, Very Low Birth Weight Internal-External Control Learning Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology Longitudinal Studies Neurologic Examination - statistics & numerical data Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data Reference Values Risk Factors Statistics as Topic

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