Neurodevelopmental outcomes among extremely premature infants with linear growth restriction.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare neurodevelopmental outcomes in linear growth-restricted (LGR) infants born <29 weeks with and without weight gain out of proportion to linear growth.

Study design

We compared 2-year neurodevelopmental outcomes between infants with and without LGR and between LGR infants with and without weight gain out of proportion to linear growth. The outcomes were Bayley-III cognitive, motor, and language scores, cerebral palsy, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level ≥ 2, and neurodevelopmental impairment.

Result

In total, 1227 infants were analyzed. LGR infants were smaller and less mature at birth, had higher BMI, and had lower Bayley-III language scores (82.3 vs. 85.0, p < 0.05). Among infants with LGR, infants with high BMI had lower lang

SUBMITTER: Meyers JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6351156 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature