Toddler motor performance and intelligence at school age in preterm born children: A longitudinal cohort study

Background: Current knowledge regarding differences in verbal intelligence scores (VIQ) and performance intelligence scores (PIQ) in preterm born children is limited. As early motor performance may be essential for developing later visual-perceptual and visual-motor skills, early motor performance may be associated with PIQ. Aims: To evaluate whether in preterm born children motor performance at two years was associated with PIQ at eight years. Methods: Single-centre cohort study including 88 children born