title: Long-term follow-up of 2 newborns with a combined birth weight of 540 grams.
abstract: Long-term growth and developmental data are presented for the smallest and third smallest surviving newborns in the world literature to 5 and 20 years of age, respectively. Both patients exhibited normal motor and language development. Although head circumference for both newborns demonstrated catchup growth, significant differences in height and weight growth velocities persisted.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S 1st Ave, 107-5810, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. jmurask@lumc.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Muraskas
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Rau
authors.forename: Patricia Rae
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gianopoulos
authors.forename: Lauren A C
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult