A total of 142 infants with birthweights of less than 1000 g were examined at the age of 4 y by a child neurologist, by a neuropsychologist and by an occupational therapist in order to establish the rate of neurological disorders. A total of 57 (40\%) of the children had normal neurological development, 52 (37\%) had minor neurological disorders, 27 (19\%) were diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and 6 (4\%) were mentally retarded (IQ <71) with no motor disability. The rate of cerebral palsy was identical with the figure at age 2 y, but the rate of minor neurological disorders increased from 25\% to 37\%. Compared with international rates, we found a higher rate of cerebral palsy, but the incidence of minor neurological disorders corresponded with figures published previously.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Salokorpi2001
%A Salokorpi, T.
%A Rautio, T.
%A Sajaniemi, N.
%A Serenius-Sirve, S.
%A Tuomi, H.
%A von Wendt, L.
%D 2001
%J Acta Paediatr
%K Cerebral Palsy; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Finland; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Premature; Very Low Birth Weight; Male; Mental Retardation; Motor Skills Disorders; Neuropsychological Tests; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index
%N 2
%P 218--221
%T Neurological development up to the age of four years of extremely low birthweight infants born in Southern Finland in 1991-94.
%V 90
%X A total of 142 infants with birthweights of less than 1000 g were examined at the age of 4 y by a child neurologist, by a neuropsychologist and by an occupational therapist in order to establish the rate of neurological disorders. A total of 57 (40\%) of the children had normal neurological development, 52 (37\%) had minor neurological disorders, 27 (19\%) were diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and 6 (4\%) were mentally retarded (IQ <71) with no motor disability. The rate of cerebral palsy was identical with the figure at age 2 y, but the rate of minor neurological disorders increased from 25\% to 37\%. Compared with international rates, we found a higher rate of cerebral palsy, but the incidence of minor neurological disorders corresponded with figures published previously.
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abstract = {A total of 142 infants with birthweights of less than 1000 g were examined at the age of 4 y by a child neurologist, by a neuropsychologist and by an occupational therapist in order to establish the rate of neurological disorders. A total of 57 (40\%) of the children had normal neurological development, 52 (37\%) had minor neurological disorders, 27 (19\%) were diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and 6 (4\%) were mentally retarded (IQ <71) with no motor disability. The rate of cerebral palsy was identical with the figure at age 2 y, but the rate of minor neurological disorders increased from 25\% to 37\%. Compared with international rates, we found a higher rate of cerebral palsy, but the incidence of minor neurological disorders corresponded with figures published previously.},
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author = {Salokorpi, T. and Rautio, T. and Sajaniemi, N. and Serenius-Sirve, S. and Tuomi, H. and von Wendt, L.},
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keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Finland; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Premature; Very Low Birth Weight; Male; Mental Retardation; Motor Skills Disorders; Neuropsychological Tests; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index},
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title = {Neurological development up to the age of four years of extremely low birthweight infants born in Southern Finland in 1991-94.},
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