title: [Follow-up study of former prenatally dystrophic newborn infants now 6 to 12 years old].
abstract: 58 small-for-date (SFD) aged 6 to 12 years, born between 1970 and 1975 were followed-up. Retardation of motor skills and speech during early infancy was found in 20-30%. At 6 to 12 years of age one third still had deficits in body weight und height. Neurological abnormalities in 17 children were usually mild, most often affecting fine motor function. Significant impairment of visuomotor perception on psychological testing was seen in 21 children, and EEG abnormalities in 20 cases. The results in neurological, psychological and EEG investigations for 23 children (group I) were normal. 24 patients (group II) showed one or two abnormal findings. In 9 children (group III) results of all three examinations were abnormal. The follow-up results were influenced by socioeconomic factors. Small-for-date babies showed on the whole encouraging results on follow-up during later childhood, with 40% of the children being normal, and mostly mild abnormalities in the remaining patients. Prognosis may be further improved by preterm delivery, i.e. early termination of intrauterine growth retardation.
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007360:Intelligence; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Nachuntersuchungsergebnisse ehemaliger pränatal dystropher Neugeborener im Alter von 6-12 Jahren.