Early visual attention in preterm and fullterm infants in relation to cognitive and motor outcomes at school age: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Preterm infants are exposed to the visual environment earlier than fullterm infants, but whether early exposure affects later development is unclear. Our aim was to investigate whether the development of visual disengagement capacity during the first 6 months postterm was associated with cognitive and motor outcomes at school age, and whether associations differed between fullterms and low-risk preterms. METHOD:Seventeen fullterms and ten low-risk preterms were tested in a gaze shifting task every 4 weeks until 6 months postterm. The longitudinal data were converted into single continuous variables by fitting the data with an S-shaped curve (frequencies of looks) or an inverse model (latencies of looks). Neuropsychological test results at school age were converted into composite

SUBMITTER: Hitzert MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4186265 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature