title: Predictors of outcome of low birth weight infants. A review of the literature and methodological issues.
abstract: This article provides a summary of the attempts of various researchers to establish predictive relationships between certain perinatal risk factors and the neurologic outcome in the very low birth weight population and outlines some of the methodological problems inherent in developmental research. Information gathered through current assessment methods has limited prognostic value and should be used judiciously in decision making about diagnosis or intervention.
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011336:Probability; D011379:Prognosis; D012107:Research Design; D012306:Risk; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors