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behavioural maturation in newborn infants of diabetic mothers. Part I : Nerve conduction and EEG patterns. Neuropadiatric 1: 24-35 (1969). Infants of d i a b e~i c mothers were compared with normal neonates of the same menstrual age in order u, deterrnhe their dogree of maturity by means of neurophysiological parameters, i.e. nerve conduction velocity indicating peripheral nerve myel.inisation, 2nd EEG patterns indicating cortical, dendritic, synaptic activity. Nerve conduction velocities were found t o be almost normal for age. T h e EEG patterns, evaluated by means of a coding system, were sometimes similar t o those found in more immature infants. Therefore, o n the basis of the EEG, t h e menstrual age was frequently underestimated in infants of diabetic mothers. So far, no correlation could be detected between the degree of underestimation and blood glucose levels. Newborn infantsInfants of diabetic mothers Electroencephalography Electromyography Nerve conduction velocity.

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As part of a longitudinal follow-up program a single case analysis of the history of 53 children with a birthweight of less than 1501 g, who had developed cerebral palsy, was performed. In 17 children (32%) a definite explanation for the neurological impairment and in another 17 (32%) at least a possible explanation could be found. In 19 of the 53 children (36%) the history was uneventful and did not offer a causal event. The common documentation in obstetric and pediatric case files left the cause of cerebral palsy undetected in one third of the cases.