Functional impairments at school age of preterm born children with late-onset sepsis

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6172182	Early Human Development	2011	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

At school age, a majority of preterm children with late-onset sepsis had motor problems. Their IQ was considerably lower than matched controls, and memory and attention were specifically impaired. Outcome at school age of preterm children with late-onset sepsis was worse than previously thought.

Keywords

GMFCS WISC NEC AVLT CoNS CBCL BPD Movement ABC Late-onset sepsis attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Visuomotor integration Neuropsychological assessment Coagulase-negative staphylococci Necrotizing enterocolitis Movement Assessment Battery for Children NICU intelligence quotient ADHD auditory verbal learning test Attention Memory Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Behaviour Visual perception gestational age Gross Motor Function Classification System Cognition SNAP Motor function cerebral palsy Periventricular leukomalacia BRIEF PVL Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children odds ratio Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology NEPSY Intelligence neonatal intensive care unit Child Behaviour Checklist