Factors Associated with Impairment of the Early Development of Prematures

Braine, Martin D. S.; Heimer, Caryl B.; Wortis, Helen; Freedman, Alfred M.

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“…However, sex differences have been noted in high-risk infant populations, with females scoring higher on developmental tests (cf. Braine, Heimer, Wortis, & Freedman 1966;Honzik, Hutchings, & Burnip 1965;Hunt 1976). In our presumptively normal sample the average adjusted MDI at 12 months AA is 111.2 for males and 109.9 for females; at 24 months the mean adjusted IQ is 100.8 for males and 102.9 for females.…”

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Mental Development of Preterm Infants during the First Year

Hunt¹,

Rhodes²

1977

Child Development

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Developmental rates and standard scores are examined for 56 infants in 4 gestational age groups by repeated measurements on the mental scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Rates across the first year of life can be predicted largely by a biological model that assumes equality of development for infants of the same conceptual age. However, standard scores based on biological age are elevated during the early months for the most premature groups, indicating a transient advantage of increased extrauterine life. Scores from 3 to 12 months' biological age are slightly higher for the most premature groups but are consistent within groups, with no special acceleration of the premature.

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Mental Development of Preterm Infants during the First Year

Hunt¹,

Rhodes²

1977

Child Development

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“…Their biological vulnerability and their subsequently poor social circumstances have been shown to interact with particularly disastrous effects upon later intellectual functioning Willerman et al, 1971;Braine, et al 1966). In this group, behavioral development is at most risk and most in need of fostering.…”

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A stimulation program for low birth weight infants.

Scarr‐Salapatek¹,

Williams²

1972

Am J Public Health

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“…, 1972Lubchenco et a/. , 1974Drillien 1964Drillien , 1967Drillien , 1970Braine et a/. 1966;Rothschild 1967;Van den Berg 1968;Beargie et a/.…”

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A Proposed Neuropathological Basis for Learning Disabilities in Children Born Prematurely

Fuller

Guthrie

Alvord

1983

Develop Med Child Neuro

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SUMMARY This study aimed at providing understanding of the etiology and mechanisms responsible for the learning and behavioral disabilities in the increasing numbers of survivors of neonatal intensive care units who develop MBD/LD‐type (minimal brain dysfunction, learning disabilities) complications. The brains of 16 premature infants who died within the first month of life were studied by microscopic examination. Significant neuropathological findings in gray‐matter and white‐matter were found in many areas, including both superficial cortical and deep basal brain structures. These lesions are postulated to be precursors to later LD and MBD syndromes in infants who survive, such that similar lesions of varying severity correlate with varying degrees of brain dysfunction. Premature infants who survive are known from other studies to be high‐risk candidates for LD‐and MBD‐type developmental disabilities. RÉSUMÉ Propositions d'une base neuropathologique à l'origine des difficultes d'apprentissage chez le prématuré Cette étude a pour but la compréhension de l'étiologie et des mécanismes responsables des difficultés d'apprentissage et de comportement chez un nombre croissant de survivants d'unit de soins intensifs néo‐nataux qui ont développé des complications de type MBD/LD (dysfonction cérébrate à minima, difficulté d'apprentissage). Les cerveaux de 16 prématurés, morts durant le premier mois de vie ont fait l'objet d'examens histologiques. Des anomalies neuropathologiques significatives de la matiére grise et de la matiére blanche ont été observées en de nombreuses régions, incluant les aires corticales superficielles et les noyaux cérébraux centraux. On peut penser que ces lésions expliquent la survenue des syndromes LD et MBD chez les survivants, des lésions identiques de gravité variable de dysfonctions cérébrales. D'autres études ont révélé que les prématurés sont des candidats à haut risque aux anomalies de développement de type LD et MBD. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Fin Vorschlag zur neuropathologischen Ursache der Lernschwierigkeiten bei frühgeborenen Kindern Diese Studie hat das Ziel, Aetiologie und Mechanismen zu erklären, die für die Lern‐und Verhaltensstörungen bei der zunehmenden Zahl der überlebenden Kinder aus Neugeborenenintensivpflegeeinheiten verantwortlich sind, die Probleme im Sinne einer minimalen Hirndysfunktion und Lernschwierigkeiten entwickeln. Die Gehirne von 16 Frühgeborenen, die im ersten Lebensmonat gestorben waren, wurden mikroskopisch untersucht. In vielen Bereichen, sowohl in den oberflächlichen kortikalen als auch in den tiefen basalen Hirnstrukturen, wurden signifikante neuropathologische Veränderungen in der grauen und in der weißen Substanz gefunden. Diese Läsionen werden für Vorläufer der späteren Lernschwierigkeiten und minimalen Hirndysfunktion bei den überlebenden Kindern angesehen, ähnlichen Läsionen unterschiedlichen Schweregrades korrelieren mit verschiedenen Graden der Hirndysfunktion. Frühgeborene, die überleben, sind wie man aus anderen Studien weiß, hochgradig gefährdet, Lernschwi...

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Factors Associated with Impairment of the Early Development of Prematures

Cited by 22 publications

References 31 publications

Mental Development of Preterm Infants during the First Year

Mental Development of Preterm Infants during the First Year

A stimulation program for low birth weight infants.

A Proposed Neuropathological Basis for Learning Disabilities in Children Born Prematurely

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