Citation

Koç Ö, Kavuncuoglu S, Ramoğlu M, Aldemir E, Aktalay A, Eras Z. J. Child Neurol. 2015; 31(2): 170-176.

Affiliation

Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Unit, Department of Neonatology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0883073815587028

PMID

26012506

Abstract

Very low birth weight preterm infants are under significant risk of neurologic, developmental, and somatic problems. In this study, 90 infants born with a birth weight <1500 g and/or with a gestational age <32 weeks were evaluated after the first year of elementary school to assess neurodevelopment. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) test, Pediatric Symptom Checklist, and Parent Evaluation of Developmental Status were performed. Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, blindness, epilepsy, and posthemorrhagic hydrocephaly incidences were 14%, 7%, 2%, 5%, and 2%, respectively. The WISC-R score of 32 patients (35.5%) were below 85. Perinatal asphyxia, abnormal neurologic examination, and delayed or impaired speech correlated significantly with low WISC-R scores. Education and income of the father had positive impact on WISC-R scores (P =.042 and P =.026). Parents' concern and presence of cognitive problems were correlated (P =.026). Environmental factors, as well as the prevention of morbidity, affected school performance positively.

Language: en