Exploring cognitive, behavioral and autistic trait network topology in very preterm and term-born children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Compared to full-term (FT) born peers, children who were born very preterm (VPT; <32 weeks' gestation) are likely to display more cognitive and behavioral difficulties, including inattention, anxiety and socio-communication problems. In the published literature, such difficulties tend to be studied independently, thus failing to account for how different aspects of child development interact. The current study aimed to investigate children's cognitive and behavioral outcomes as interconnected, dynamically related facets of development that influence one another.

Methods

Participants were 93 VPT and 55 FT children (median age 8.79 years). IQ was evaluated with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-4^th edition (WISC-IV), autism spectrum condition

SUBMITTER: Leoni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10176608 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature