Follow-up study of neonatal hypoglycemia.
A follow-up study was done on the neurological handicap and intellectual development of high-risk infants with neonatal hypoglycemia. The frequency of neonatal hypoglycemia in high-risk infants is 8.6%, and the incidence of a major neurological handicap in high-risk infants with neonatal hypoglycemia is 11%. Risk factors for the handicap group are very low birthweight, intrauterine growth retardation, perinatal asphyxia and mothers with pregnancy-induced hypertension. Average DQ at 1.5 and 2.5 years and IQ at 4 and 6 years of very low birthweight infants with neonatal hypoglycemia showed no significant difference, in contrast to the control group.
Yamaguchi
K
K
Aiiku Hospital, Aiiku Association for Maternal Child Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan.
Mishina
J
J
Mitsuishi
C
C
Takamura
T
T
Nishida
H
H
D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000150:complications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors