title: Outcome of very-low-birth-weight infants at 1 and 2 years of age. The importance of early identification of neurodevelopmental deficits.
abstract: The developmental and neurologic outcome of very-low-birth-weight infants (n=76) at 1 and 2 years, corrected for postconceptional age, and variables predicting outcome were assessed. At 1 year 24% of tile children were neurologically normal and at 2 years 61%. Developmental status was evaluated by use of the Griffiths Developmental Scales. The rate of cognitively normal children remained constant (58% at 1 year and 59% at 2 years) indicating that developmental status at 1 year was predictive for the second year. This early period is important, therefore, for the identification of developmental deficits and for establishing early, adequate interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kohlhauser
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fuiko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panagl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zadra
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haschke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brandstetter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weninger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollak
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D001724:Birth Weight; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000523:psychology; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000523:psychology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors