The link between motor and cognitive development in children born preterm and/or with low birth weight: A review of current evidence

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 80, Issue , 2017, Pages 382-393

  Oudgenoeg Paz, Ora ^a   Mulder, Hanna ^a   Jongmans, Marian J ^a   van der Ham, Ineke J M ^b   Van der Stigchel, Stefan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Embodiment; General movement; Low birth weight; Motor development; Preterm

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR FUNCTION TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 85021142550     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.06.009     Document Type: Review

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