%0 Journal Article %1 Ruiz-Extremera2001 %A Ru?z-Extremera, A. %A Robles-Vizcaino, C. %A Salvatierra-Cuenca, M. T. %A Ocete, E. %A Lainez, C. %A Benitez, A. %A Cruz, F. %A Miranda, M. T. %A Salmer?n, J. %D 2001 %J Early Hum Dev %K Birth Weight; Body Height; Cephalometry; Cerebral Palsy; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational Age; Growth; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care, Neonatal; Nervous System; Neurologic Examination; Spain; Weight Gain %P S119--S132 %T Neurodevelopment of neonates in neonatal intensive care units and growth of surviving infants at age 2 years. %V 65 Suppl %X SUMMARY: The presence of development disorders in neonates attended in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is highly variable; the aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the evolution of somatic and neurosensory development in a group of neonates requiring treatment in the NICU and to analyse the perinatal and developmental aspects of children presenting abnormalities. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 492 neonates (275 premature, 106 with birthweight < or =1500 g), who were treated in the NICU between January 1994 and December 1997, were followed-up until the age of 2 years. Data were obtained concerning birthweight, body length, head circumference, gestational age, normality of weight for gestational age, single/multiple birth, duration of stay in the NICU and the hospital, duration of mechanically assisted respiration and evolutive somatometry, neurological examination and the Brunet-Lezine development test, adjusted for the gestational age of the neonates, at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. When abnormal results were detected, Early Attention (EA) programmes were applied. RESULTS: Somatometry at birth in relation to gestational age revealed a weekly weight gain of 8.6\%, an increase in body length of 1\% and in head circumference of 1\% (p<0.001). The evolution of somatic development to the age of 2 years showed that neonates with a birthweight < or =1500 g did not reach the values of neonates with a greater birthweight. The prevalence of cerebral palsy among all neonates was 6.8\%, 14.6\% among those weighing < or =1500 g, 4\% among those weighing 1501-2500 g and 5\% among those weighing >2500 g. The overall rate of neurosensory injury was 10.5\%. These neonates presented less somatic development than those did with no neurologic disorder. To sum up, most of the neonates attended in the NICU during the 1990s presented a normal pattern of development. Nevertheless, they should be the object of special attention during the first years of life, particularly those neonates with a birthweight < or =1500 g and those presenting neurosensory risk.

@article{Ruiz-Extremera2001, abstract = {SUMMARY: The presence of development disorders in neonates attended in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is highly variable; the aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the evolution of somatic and neurosensory development in a group of neonates requiring treatment in the NICU and to analyse the perinatal and developmental aspects of children presenting abnormalities. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 492 neonates (275 premature, 106 with birthweight < or =1500 g), who were treated in the NICU between January 1994 and December 1997, were followed-up until the age of 2 years. Data were obtained concerning birthweight, body length, head circumference, gestational age, normality of weight for gestational age, single/multiple birth, duration of stay in the NICU and the hospital, duration of mechanically assisted respiration and evolutive somatometry, neurological examination and the Brunet-Lezine development test, adjusted for the gestational age of the neonates, at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. When abnormal results were detected, Early Attention (EA) programmes were applied. RESULTS: Somatometry at birth in relation to gestational age revealed a weekly weight gain of 8.6\%, an increase in body length of 1\% and in head circumference of 1\% (p<0.001). The evolution of somatic development to the age of 2 years showed that neonates with a birthweight < or =1500 g did not reach the values of neonates with a greater birthweight. The prevalence of cerebral palsy among all neonates was 6.8\%, 14.6\% among those weighing < or =1500 g, 4\% among those weighing 1501-2500 g and 5\% among those weighing >2500 g. The overall rate of neurosensory injury was 10.5\%. These neonates presented less somatic development than those did with no neurologic disorder. To sum up, most of the neonates attended in the NICU during the 1990s presented a normal pattern of development. Nevertheless, they should be the object of special attention during the first years of life, particularly those neonates with a birthweight < or =1500 g and those presenting neurosensory risk.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:10:44.000+0200}, author = {Ru?z-Extremera, A. and Robles-Vizcaino, C. and Salvatierra-Cuenca, M. T. and Ocete, E. and Lainez, C. and Benitez, A. and Cruz, F. and Miranda, M. T. and Salmer?n, J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2fb17f5e34e5eb023917770d921780860/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {ea87339d0f6aadcdd4794bfe0bc5917c}, intrahash = {fb17f5e34e5eb023917770d921780860}, journal = {Early Hum Dev}, keywords = {Birth Weight; Body Height; Cephalometry; Cerebral Palsy; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational Age; Growth; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care, Neonatal; Nervous System; Neurologic Examination; Spain; Weight Gain}, month = Nov, pages = {S119--S132}, pii = {S0378378201002146}, pmid = {11755043}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:10:44.000+0200}, title = {Neurodevelopment of neonates in neonatal intensive care units and growth of surviving infants at age 2 years.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = {65 Suppl}, year = 2001 }