Neonates of less than or equal to 1,250 grams birth weight: prospective neurodevelopmental evaluation during the first year post-term.
Ment L, Scott D, Ehrenkranz R, Rothman S, Duncan C, Warshaw J. Neonates of less than or equal to 1,250 grams birth weight: prospective neurodevelopmental evaluation during the first year post-term. Pediatrics 1982, 70: 292-6. PMID: 7099799, DOI: 10.1542/peds.70.2.292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive careIntraventricular hemorrhagePreterm neonatesIntensive careBirth weightIncidence of IVHNewborn Special Care UnitSophisticated neonatal intensive careGm birth weightGrams birth weightIll preterm neonatesSpecial care unitsConsecutive preterm neonatesYears of lifeNeurodevelopmental handicapCare unitPostnatal hoursProspective studyNeurodevelopmental evaluationMotor handicapEarly identificationGreater riskNeonatesDelayed acquisitionDevelopmental problems