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Twenty-two infants with neonatal intracranial hemorrhages were evaluated medically and developmentally at 3,6,9 and 12 months of age. These infants were divided into 3 groups having the following characteristics:
All infants were assessed developmentally by child clinical psychologists using both the mental (MDI) and motor (PDI) Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Twelve-month scores (corrected for gestational age) are reported:
T-tests revealed no significant group differences in mental function although there was a strong trend toward better mental abilities in the SAH group than in the IVH (III/IV) group (p<.10). There was a significant difference in motor development between SAH and IVH (III/IV) infants (p<.05) and a strong trend toward differences between SAH and IVH (I/II) (p<. 10). Unlike SAH and'even Grade I/II IVH, Grade III/IV IVH adversely affects both mental and motor performance at 1 year even when corrected for gest.age.
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Wilkerson, S., Topinka, C., Bloom, A. et al. 65 DEVELOPMENTAL FOLLOW-UP OF INFANTS WITH INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE. Pediatr Res 19, 121 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-00095
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-00095