| Summary: | Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objective: This study was part of a geographically definednationalstudyonsurvival,health,development,and longterm outcome of extremely low birthweight infants (ELBW; birthweight < 1000g) in Iceland focusing on development and neurodevelopmental measures in comparison to a reference group. Methods: All 35 ELBW longtime survivors born in 1991-95 and 55 children as matched reference group were enrolled in a prospective study on longterm health and development. The children underwent medical examinations and neurodevelopmental testing at fiveyearsofagein 1996-2001, and their parents answered a questionnaire on their behavior. Comparison was made between ELBW infants and the reference group. Results: Cognitive measures with the Wechsler Pre-school and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised (WPPSI-R) showed significantlylowerfullscaleIQscoresfor the ELBW group compared to the reference group (p<0.001). More difference was apparent between the groups for the performance IQ than the verbal IQ. Scores on Test of Language Development (TOLD-2P) showed differences between the ELBW group and the reference group on the total language quotient (p=0.025). Significantdifferenceswerenotobtainedbetweenthegroupson TOLD-2P´s individual subtests, languistic features nor linguistic systems. Total Scores on the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP) with emphasis on sensory motor development, were significantlylowerfortheELBWgroup compared to the reference group (p<0.001). Additionally, significantdifferenceswerefoundonthreeoffivesubscales of the MAP. Evaluation of finemotorskillswiththe Finmotorisk utvecklingsstatus 1-7år (FU) revealed significantdifferences(p<0.001),favoringthereferencegroup. Parental answers on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) showed differences between the groups on three of eight factors in favor of the reference group (p<0.001). Conclusions: Developmental testing at fiveyearsofage indicates that ...
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