PMID- 19137199
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091110
LR  - 20200413
IS  - 1678-4782 (Electronic)
IS  - 0021-7557 (Linking)
VI  - 85
IP  - 1
DP  - 2009 Jan-Feb
TI  - Cognitive and behavioral status of low birth weight preterm children raised in a 
      developing country at preschool age.
PG  - 35-41
LID - 10.2223/JPED.1859 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To assess cognitive and behavioral development at preschool age of 
      children born preterm and with low birth weight and raised in a developing 
      country. METHODS: Prospective cross-sectional study of 80 neonates born in a 
      university hospital in southern Brazil. Neuropsychological assessment at age 4-5 
      years included the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI), 
      Conners' Parent Rating Scale-Revised, Denver test and neurological examination. 
      Perinatal and early neuropsychomotor development information was collected from 
      the database during follow-up. Results were related to birth weight, sex and 
      gestational age. RESULTS: WPPSI scores were: total intelligence quotient (IQ) 
      88.00+/-16.96, verbal IQ 89.72+/-16.72, and executive IQ 88.12+/-15.71 for the 
      group with less than 1,500 grams; and total IQ 91.11+/-14.73, verbal IQ 
      93.36+/-12.65, and executive IQ 90.20+/-16.06 for the group between 1,500 and 
      2,500 grams. The best scores were obtained in tests that evaluated capacity of 
      abstraction and symbolization, picture completion and common perception, in which 
      only 5% and 6.3% of the children had abnormal results, respectively. The lowest 
      scores were obtained in tests that evaluated visual-motor coordination and 
      flexibility-speed of reasoning, in which 27.5% and 16.3% of the children had 
      abnormal results, respectively. A total of 32.5% had abnormal results in the 
      arithmetic tests. Behaviors related to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder 
      (ADHD) were observed in 48% of the sample. Low score in the Bayley Mental Scale 
      and abnormal result in the Denver test were significantly correlated to ADHD (p = 
      0.017 and p = 0.004). Abnormal results in the Bayley Mental Scale (p < 0.001), 
      Denver test (p < 0.001) and neurological examination (p = 0.002) were associated 
      with lower IQ. CONCLUSIONS: The results revealed an increased incidence of 
      behavioral and cognitive disorders at preschool age.
FAU - Espirito Santo, Julia L do
AU  - Espirito Santo JL
AD  - Divison of Neurology, Hospital Sao Lucas, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio 
      Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
FAU - Portuguez, Mirna W
AU  - Portuguez MW
FAU - Nunes, Magda L
AU  - Nunes ML
LA  - eng
LA  - por
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20090109
PL  - Brazil
TA  - J Pediatr (Rio J)
JT  - Jornal de pediatria
JID - 2985188R
SB  - IM
MH  - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/epidemiology
MH  - Brazil/epidemiology
MH  - Child
MH  - Child Behavior/*physiology
MH  - Child Development/*physiology
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Gestational Age
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant, Low Birth Weight/*psychology
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Intelligence/*physiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Neuropsychological Tests
MH  - Premature Birth/*psychology
MH  - Prospective Studies
EDAT- 2009/01/13 09:00
MHDA- 2009/11/11 06:00
CRDT- 2009/01/13 09:00
PHST- 2009/01/13 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/01/13 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/11/11 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.2223/JPED.1859 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Pediatr (Rio J). 2009 Jan-Feb;85(1):35-41. doi: 10.2223/JPED.1859. Epub 2009 
      Jan 9.