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Long-term motor outcomes of very preterm and/or very low birth weight individuals without cerebral palsy: A review of the current evidence
- Source :
- Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- We reviewed literature on long-term motor outcomes of individuals aged five years or older born very preterm (VP: ≤32 weeks of gestation) or with very low birth weight (VLBW: ≤1500g), without cerebral palsy (CP). PubMed produced 2827 articles, whereof 38 were eligible. Assessed by standardised and norm-based motor tests, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children being the most widely used, VP/VLBW individuals showed poorer motor skills compared with term-born controls with differences of approximately 1 SD in magnitude. Some studies assessed subdomains and differences were present in fine motor/manual dexterity, ball skills and gross motor/balance. Prevalence of motor problems varied largely from 8-37% in studies with cut-off at the 5th percentile or −1.5 SD to 12–71% in studies with cut-off at the 15th percentile or −1 SD. This review shows that the degree of motor impairments continues to be substantial among VP/VLBW individuals who do not develop CP. The work of Dr. Ustad was supported by grant from The Liaison Committee for Education, Research and Innovation in Central Norway. Dr. Evensen has received grant from the Liaison Committee of St. Olavs Hospital and NTNU, Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation and Foundation for Pediatric Research, Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation, Juho Vainio Foundation, Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Finnish Diabetes Research Foundation.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Percentile
Adolescent
education
Gross motor skill
Motor skills
Very low birth weight
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Global Health
Cerebral palsy
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Preterm
030225 pediatrics
Humans
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Medicine
Child
Premature birth
Motor skill
business.industry
Cerebral Palsy
Motor problems
Infant, Newborn
medicine.disease
Premature births
3. Good health
Motor Skills Disorders
Low birth weight
Very low birth weights
Motor Skills
Child, Preschool
Infant, Extremely Premature
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Gross motor
Gestation
medicine.symptom
business
Fine motor
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1744165X
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ae86f2bde0f74052635f8d13e7c4590b