[Early severe malnutrition and psychomotor development. Effects of a rehabilitation program].
This study evaluates the psychomotor development of 228 undernourished infants submitted to an integral rehabilitation program in Nutritional Recovery Centers. At admission these children present a moderate retardation of their developmental quotient: mean 0.59 +/- 0.17, improving significantly to mean 0.79 +/- 0.4 (p < 0.001) after an average period of 178.2 +/- 63.9 days of intervention. As regards areas of development, rehabilitation only demonstrates a significant change in coordination and language, not so in the social and motor areas. Those children presenting the most severe developmental delays are also those who obtain the greater benefits from this integral rehabilitation program.
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Unidad de Neuropsicología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
López
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De Andraca
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D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers