title: Neuropsychological Impairment in School-Aged Children Born to Mothers With Gestational Diabetes.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether school-aged children born to mothers with gestational diabetes show delays in their neuropsychological development. Several key neuropsychological characteristics of 32 children aged 7 to 9 years born to mothers with gestational diabetes were examined by comparing their performance on cognitive tasks to that of 28 children aged 8 to 10 years whose mothers had glucose levels within normal limits during pregnancy. The gestational diabetes group showed low performance on graphic, spatial, and bimanual skills and a higher presence of soft neurologic signs. Lower scores for general intellectual level and the working memory index were also evident. Our results suggest that gestational diabetes is associated with mild cognitive impairment.
authors: Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
authors: Lourdes
authors: L
authors: Bolaños
authors: Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico ematute@cencar.udg.mx.
authors: Esmeralda
authors: E
authors: Matute
authors: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Mexico.
authors: María de Lourdes
authors: Mde L
authors: Ramírez-Dueñas
authors: Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Zarabozo
mesh_terms: D001307:Auditory Perception; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D004522:Educational Status; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D014796:Visual Perception
keywords: gestational diabetes; neurodevelopment; neuropsychological assessment