Neurologic and Developmental Disability at Six Years of Age after Extremely Preterm Birth

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Authors

Dieter Wolke · University of Hertfordshire

Melanie Bracewell · University of Bristol

Muthanna Samara · University of Hertfordshire

Abstract

Among extremely preterm children, cognitive and neurologic impairment is common at school age. A comparison with their classroom peers indicates a level of impairment that is greater than is recognized with the use of standardized norms.

Topics & Keywords

Infant Development and Preterm Care Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 352, Issue 1, pp. 9-19

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa041367

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