Postnatal growth and neuropsychological performance in preterm-birth preschoolers

Neuropsychology
Sarah RazDaniel Batton

Abstract

Compromised postnatal growth is an important risk factor accounting for poorer neuropsychological performance of preterm children during the preschool years, yet its unique contribution to explaining outcome variance within this high risk group has yet to be determined. Therefore, we examined within a large preterm sample (1) the relationships between head growth, measured either at birth or preschool age, and outcome; (2) the relationships of binary versus dimensional head growth measures and performance; and (3) the unique contribution of preschool-age head growth, after adjustment for general physical development (indexed by stature), to variance in neuropsychological functioning. We evaluated 264 preterm (<36 weeks) preschoolers, without severe handicaps, using cognitive, language, and motor skill measures. Multiple regression analyses, adjusting for sociodemographic factors and pre-, peri-, and postnatal confounds, were used to study associations between growth indices and performance. While suboptimal head growth classification at birth was significantly associated only with motor performance, suboptimal head growth at preschool age explained a significant portion of variance in intellectual and language measures (g = .46...Continue Reading

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Sep 25, 2014·Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology·Michael B RankeBrigitte Vollmer
Mar 6, 2015·Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS·Sarah RazDaniel G Batton
Jan 20, 2017·Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics·Amelie StritzkeAbhay Lodha
May 1, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·In Gyu SongHan-Suk Kim
Dec 22, 2020·Journal of Tropical Pediatrics·Chuong Huu Thieu DoAlexandra Yasmin Kruse
Jul 16, 2021·Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition·Thiviya SelvanathanSteven P Miller

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