Abstract：
:Improvements in perinatal and neonatal management have not only led to a higher survival rate of very low birth weight infants (VLBW; < or = 1,500 g or < 32 weeks gestational age), but also to a better outcome of these children. However the percentage of VLBW children who need special education because of later school problems remains high even in children considered neurologically normal during infancy. We assessed 40 VLBW children and 83 healthy full-term children at age 3 to 4 years by means of a simple and short test for visual-motor deficits. The test included the copying and cutting-out of geometric shapes, the building of models, the recognition of colours and the observation of the concentration and cooperation during the test. All VLBW children had had a good perinatal outcome and had been considered neurologically normal at one year of age. Most VLBW children scored within 1 standard deviation (S.D.) of the test mean, but on average the VLBW children scored significantly lower than the full-term infants in the copying of figures, the cutting-out of geometric forms, the building of models and in the overall concentration and cooperation during the test. Children who attended a nursery school achieved significantly better test results. Girls tended to have better results, but this was not statistically significant. Social factors and age had a significantly greater impact on results than perinatal factors. In summary, VLBW children scored significantly less in almost every test item compared to their term peers. Our test battery could serve as a short introductory test to screen for deficits in visual-motor skills, especially in VLBW children.
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Early Hum Devjournal_title
Early human developmentauthors
Liebhardt G,Sontheimer D,Linderkamp Odoi
10.1016/s0378-3782(99)00056-0keywords:
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2000-01-01 00:00:00pages
33-47issue
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0378-3782issn
1872-6232pii
S0378-3782(99)00056-0journal_volume
57pub_type
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