GENDER DIFFERENCES IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AMONG FULL-TERM INFANTS WITH INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE

Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is usually associated with premature infants; however, it has been estimated to occur in up to 5% of infants born at term and may be associated with different prenatal, perinatal and postnatal risk factors. The present retrospective study included toddlers aged 13-24 months, born at term (≥36 weeks), referred to the Department of Rheumatology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Zagreb, Croatia, because they had at least two risk factors for neurodevelopmental delay. A total of 63 patients without hemorrhage were control subjects, while 103 case patients were children with IVH. The ordinal logistic regression revealed that neurodevelopmental outcome in term infants was associated with IVH grade (p0.05).
Intraventrikulsko krvarenje (IVK) obično se povezuje s prerano rođenom djecom, međutim, procjenjuje se kako se pojavljuje i do 5% djece rođene u terminu te se može povezati s različitim prenatalnim, perinatalnim i postnatalnim rizičnim čimbenicima. Ova retrospektivna studija obuhvatila je djecu u dobi od 13 do 24 mjeseca koja su rođena u terminu (≥36 tjedana), a koja su upućena na Kliniku za reumatologiju, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju u Zagrebu zato što su imala barem dva rizična čimbenika za neuromotoričko odstupanje. Kontrolnu skupinu činilo je 63 djece bez intraventrikulskog krvarenja, dok je 103 djece imalo IVK. Ordinalna logistička regresija pokazala je kako je neuromotoričko odstupanje u djece rođene u terminu povezano sa stupnjem IVK-a (p0,05).