[Infantile cerebral palsy and neuromotor development in very low birth weight infants].
One hundred twenty-seven children born between September 1st 1980 and August 31st 1985 weighing less than or equal to 1500 g at birth and submitted to intensive neonatal care were followed-up to the age of 12-36 months of corrected age with a follow-up program to assess their neuromotor and cognitive development. The incidence of cerebral palsy (CP) in the population in question was 15.7% at 12 and 24 months and 14.6% at 36 months. A peak CP rate was observed among those born in 1982 with a steady decline in the number of CP cases among those born in the last years of this study. The group of children with a birth weight of 1001-1500 g (VLBWI) was more heavily affected by CP than those whose weight was less than or equal to 1000 g (ELBWI). Statistical analysis revealed a significant correlation between neuromotor development and the following factors relative to the perinatal period: type of birth, sex, respiratory distress requiring assisted ventilation, acidosis, ultrasound, neurological examination at the 40th week of gestational age.
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Divisione e Cattedra di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, IRCCS Fondazione C. Mondino Università di Pavia.
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D000367:Age Factors; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
Paralisi cerebrale infantile e sviluppo neuromotorio nel bambino di peso molto basso alla nascita.