title: Neurodevelopmental evaluation of very low birth weight infants with sepsis at 18 to 24 months corrected age.
abstract: In this cohort study, neurodevelopmental outcome of 20 of 24 surviving very low birth weight infants with sepsis followed up between 2008 and 2009 was compared with 20 control (uninfected infants). We found that plasma interleukin 6 and C reactive protein values were negatively correlated with mental developmental index scores (r = - 0.33, P = 0.03 and r = - 0.40, P = 0.01, respectively) at 18 to 24 months' corrected age. The results of this study indicate that sepsis experienced in the neonatal period seems to be related to low mental developmental index scores at 18 to 24 months' corrected age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Developmental Pediatrics, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. dilekdilli2@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dílek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Díllí
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Eras
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dilmen
authors.forename: Evrim Durgut
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Sakrucu
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D047928:Premature Birth; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*