title: Linguistic performance in 2 years old preterm, considering chronological age and corrected age.
abstract: Introduction Preterm birth causes problems that are not restricted to perinatal mortality. Some premature, even in the absence of brain damage, have negative effects on various aspects of development, such as language difficulties. Objective This study aimed to verify the linguistic performance of preterm children at 2 years old, considering the chronological age and corrected age. Methods The study included 23 preterm children and applied the Test of Early Language Development- TELD-3 to assess the language skills. Results The premature children showed the linguistic performance alterations in Teld-3 in 39.13% of cases. They were also analyzed considering the delay to the chronological and corrected ages and there was no difference in performance for both receptive subtests (p = 0.250) and significant (p = 1.000). Conclusion The group of premature children at 2 years is a population at risk for language disorders that cannot be compensated with age correction.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Telma Iacovino
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Monteiro-Luperi
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Debora Maria
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Befi-Lopes
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Edna Maria Albuquerque
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Vera Lucia
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Krebs
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Werther Brunow de
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D007804:Language Development; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors