title: Perinatal conditions and early assessment of low-birth-weight premature infants.
abstract: The developmental assessment of 60 low-birth-weight premature infants, who had no major handicap, was compared with that of 30 term infants at a chronological age of 6 months. Both groups showed no statistically significant differences in mean scores for the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, but the premature group was more likely to have a clinically significant lower function. The premature infants' mental performance had a significantly inverse correlation with the number of days spent in hospital. Follow-up was essential for this group of children in obtaining the early detection of any handicap and performing timely therapeutic intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Louthrenoo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chotenarumol
mesh_terms: D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors