Abstract
From a national yearcohon (1983) of 1338 liveborn V Pt (<32 w) and/or VLBW (< 1500 g) infants 966 (72%) were alivo at 5 years of ago. Standardized neurodevelopmental and sonsory assessments were performed in 927 children (96%) during homevisits by 3 paediatricians. The impact of an impairment in any assessed area for the functioning of the child was expressed in terms of disabilities as advisod by the WHO.
Only 5% (halt of itio total C(erebral) P(alsy) children) are motor disabled (D CP), all CP-childron, more than half of M(inor) N(eurological) D(ysfunction) children but only 16% of nourologically normal childron have a gross motor rotardation. The majority of D-CP's is multi-disablod, compared to one third of non-D-CP and MND children and 15% of neurologically normal children. Although motor disabilities are relatively rare, associated impairments in other areas often cause disabilities.
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Ens-Dokkum, M., Schreudor, A., Voon, S. et al. NEUROLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES IN VERY PRETERM AND VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT CHILDREN AT 5 YEARS OF AGE; ASSOCIATIONS WITH OTHER PROBLEMS. Pediatr Res 35, 262 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199402000-00044
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199402000-00044