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Long-term neuropsychological outcomes of very low birth weight: Associations with early risks for periventricular brain insults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2004

H. GERRY TAYLOR ,
NORI MINICH ,
BARBARA BANGERT ,
PAULINE A. FILIPEK  and
MAUREEN HACK
H. GERRY TAYLOR
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
NORI MINICH
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
BARBARA BANGERT
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology & Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
PAULINE A. FILIPEK
Affiliation:
Departments of Pediatrics & Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California
MAUREEN HACK
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
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Abstract

Few follow-up studies of children with very low birth weight (VLBW, <1,500 g) have examined neuropsychological sequelae at later ages or neonatal risks as predictors of these outcomes. The present study assessed cognitive skills at mean age 16 years in 48 participants with <750 g birth weight, 47 with 750–1,499 g birth weight, and 52 term-born controls. Our major objectives were to delineate the long-term cognitive consequences of VLBW, and to determine if risks for periventricular brain insults accounted for variations in outcomes. Analysis revealed poorer outcomes for the <750 g group than for term-born controls on nearly all measures, with specific impairments in visual–motor skills, spatial memory, and executive function. Predictors of outcome for participants with VLBW included lower birth weight, lower weight for gestational age, and a longer period of oxygen requirement for chronic lung disease. The longer-term consequences of VLBW are consistent with expectations based on early brain pathology and suggest limitations to functional plasticity. (JINS, 2004, 10, 987–1004.)

Keywords

Neuropsychological consequencesLow birth weightHypoxic-ischemiaNeonatal risks
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SYMPOSIA ARTICLE
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 10 , Issue 7 , November 2004 , pp. 987 - 1004
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© 2004 The International Neuropsychological Society

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