Neuromotor Outcomes at School Age After Extremely Low Birth Weight: Early Detection of Subtle Signs

Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-75

  Gidley Larson, Jennifer C ^a   Baron, Ida Sue ^a   Erickson, Kristine ^a   Ahronovich, Margot D ^a   Baker, Robin ^a   Litman, Fern R ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic outcome; Cognitive outcome; Extremely preterm birth; Motor overflow movements; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF SUBTLE SIGNS REVISED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 78751636044     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020478     Document Type: Article

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