Neuropsychological outcomes of children born very preterm

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 90-96

  Anderson, Peter J ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Development; Neuropsychology; Very low birth weight; Very preterm

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GENERALIZED COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERCEPTION; PREMATURITY; PROCESSING SPEED; REVIEW; SELECTIVE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; VERY PRETERM INFANT; VISION;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VERY PRETERM;

ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84896319124     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: 18780946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2013.11.012     Document Type: Review

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