Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Premature Infants in Singapore.
CONCLUSION: Over a decade, neurodevelopmental outcomes did not worsen despite lower mean gestational age. Long- term improvement in IQ scores and a reduction in visual impairment rates were seen. Our data suggests that children without neurodevelopmental impairment at 2 years are without impairment later on; therefore, they may need only developmental monitoring with targeted assessments instead of routine formal IQ assessments.
PMID: 29549372 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - Category: General Medicine Authors: Teo CM, Poon WB, Ho SK Tags: Ann Acad Med Singapore Source Type: research
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