Brain development, intelligence and cognitive outcome in children born small for gestational age

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-14

  De Bie, H M A ^a   Oostrom, K J ^a   Delemarre Van De Waal, H A ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain development; Cognition; Growth hormone; Intelligence; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; COGNITION; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INTELLIGENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 77951460403     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000271911     Document Type: Short Survey

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