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  • Title: High risk appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and small for gestational age (SGA) preterm infants. Neurological handicap and developmental abnormalities at five years of age.
    Author: Calame A, Ducret S, Jaunin L, Plancherel B.
    Journal: Helv Paediatr Acta; 1983 Mar; 38(1):39-50. PubMed ID: 6190781.
    Abstract:
    Outcome at five years of age of 110 high risk AGA, 71 high risk SGA preterm infants with similar birth weight and 102 term control infants was studied. Mean IQ in the 3 groups was not statistically different. Major handicaps were found in 16.3% of the AGA and in 8.5% of the SGA preterms. There was no major handicap among the controls. Minor neurodevelopmental abnormalities were present in 25.6% of AGA, 28.2% of SGA and 19.6% of controls. The types of neurodevelopmental handicaps were different in the 3 groups and generally more severe in the AGA group. All the major handicaps among AGA preterms were found in children with severe neonatal complications. In the SGA preterm group, only 1/3 of the major handicaps can be related to perinatal complications. Affective and behavior disorders were probably related in some way to neurodevelopmental achievement. This study showed that preterm infants with GA less than or equal to 32 weeks are more at risk than more mature SGA preterms with similar birth weight.
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