The neurodevelopmental outcome and school performance of 50 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and 33 small for gestational age (SGA) very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants, compared to a control group (41 Term infants) were assessed at 8 years of age. The incidence of major handicaps among AGA and SGA/VLBW infants respectively, was 16\% and 6\%. No major handicap was found in the control group. The incidence of neurodevelopmental abnormalities (NDA) among AGA's (40\%) and SGA's (57.6\%) compared with the control group (31.7\%) was found to be significantly higher. School failure occurred more frequently among VLBW infants (22.9\%) and was related in children with NDA--and more particularly among AGA's--to the presence of language disorders or associated NDA. Evaluation of the consequences of NDA and school problems for later academic and professional achievement now requires further follow-up studies.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Calame1986
%A Calame, A.
%A Fawer, C. L.
%A Claeys, V.
%A Arrazola, L.
%A Ducret, S.
%A Jaunin, L.
%D 1986
%J Eur J Pediatr
%K Achievement; Cerebral Palsy; Developmental Disabilities; Humans; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Newborn; Small for Gestational Age; Language Disorders; Mental Retardation; Movement Retinopathy of Prematurity; Vision Disorders
%N 6
%P 461--466
%T Neurodevelopmental outcome and school performance of very-low-birth-weight infants at 8 years of age.
%V 145
%X The neurodevelopmental outcome and school performance of 50 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and 33 small for gestational age (SGA) very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants, compared to a control group (41 Term infants) were assessed at 8 years of age. The incidence of major handicaps among AGA and SGA/VLBW infants respectively, was 16\% and 6\%. No major handicap was found in the control group. The incidence of neurodevelopmental abnormalities (NDA) among AGA's (40\%) and SGA's (57.6\%) compared with the control group (31.7\%) was found to be significantly higher. School failure occurred more frequently among VLBW infants (22.9\%) and was related in children with NDA--and more particularly among AGA's--to the presence of language disorders or associated NDA. Evaluation of the consequences of NDA and school problems for later academic and professional achievement now requires further follow-up studies.
@article{Calame1986,
abstract = {The neurodevelopmental outcome and school performance of 50 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and 33 small for gestational age (SGA) very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants, compared to a control group (41 Term infants) were assessed at 8 years of age. The incidence of major handicaps among AGA and SGA/VLBW infants respectively, was 16\% and 6\%. No major handicap was found in the control group. The incidence of neurodevelopmental abnormalities (NDA) among AGA's (40\%) and SGA's (57.6\%) compared with the control group (31.7\%) was found to be significantly higher. School failure occurred more frequently among VLBW infants (22.9\%) and was related in children with NDA--and more particularly among AGA's--to the presence of language disorders or associated NDA. Evaluation of the consequences of NDA and school problems for later academic and professional achievement now requires further follow-up studies.},
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author = {Calame, A. and Fawer, C. L. and Claeys, V. and Arrazola, L. and Ducret, S. and Jaunin, L.},
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journal = {Eur J Pediatr},
keywords = {Achievement; Cerebral Palsy; Developmental Disabilities; Humans; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Newborn; Small for Gestational Age; Language Disorders; Mental Retardation; Movement Retinopathy of Prematurity; Vision Disorders},
month = Dec,
number = 6,
pages = {461--466},
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timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:13:18.000+0200},
title = {Neurodevelopmental outcome and school performance of very-low-birth-weight infants at 8 years of age.},
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volume = 145,
year = 1986
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