title: Neuropsychological evaluation of high-risk children from birth to seven years of age.
abstract: High Risk Children (HRC) are those with an increased risk of abnormal development due to any factor affecting neurological growth. Those factors have been the focus of most studies in this area. However, little is known about their long-term consequences over the course of child development.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The goal was to study the cognitive, emotional and academic outcomes of 7-year-old children diagnosed as HRC at birth.
  
  
  METHODS
  We compared 14 HRC and 20 healthy children using the WISC-IV, BASC and Brunet-Lezine tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HRC showed cognitive, emotional and academic deficits compared with healthy children. However, Brunet-Lezine scores obtained over the course of development (6, 12, 18 and 24 months) were not predictive of the children's' current psychological status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Long-term follow-up with HRC should be maintained until 7 years of age, at which point an appropriate treatment should be implemented.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nogueira Cruz
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laynez Rubio
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cruz Quintana
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez Garcia
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001724:Birth Weight; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D018570:Risk Assessment