title: [Outcome at 2 years of very premature infants. A Tunisian series].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neurodevelopmental outcome of very premature infant can be associated with a high rate of cerebral palsy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the impact of very preterm birth on neurological outcome at the age of two years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of all cases of very premature infants born at less than 33 weeks of gestational age, during the years 2005 to 2007. Neurodevelopmental outcome is reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, the very premature infant rate was 1.5 %. A complete information about neurological outcome at the age of two years, was obtained in 60 cases.Eight infants (13.4%) showed major handicap (cerebral palsy) and four others infants developed neurosensoriel difficulties.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of neurosensoriel handicap in our population seems relatively high. A strong effort must be made for identification of risk factors of neurodevelopmental disability.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neonatologie, Hopital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Emira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ben Hamida Nouaili
authors.forename: Sihem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaouachi
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouziri
authors.forename: Nejla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Jaballah
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Marrakchi
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology