Neurological outcomes in preterm infants by age three (observed in a specialized center)

Abstract

The article reviews outcomes of progression and severity of cerebral palsy (CP) in premature infants in the first three years of life over 15 years of work of the specialized Correction Center for Premature Infants. It was found that over the past years there has been a tendency towards lower incidence of cerebral palsy in children born after 28th week, mainly due to decreased incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage stage 3-4. The trend was not observed among children born before 28th week. However, among those with extremely low birth weight there is a group of infants with severe form of CP without perinatal organic lesions of the central nervous system. The Center for Rehabilitation Efficacy shares data on how to reduce the severity of motor defects.

Keywords

• недоношенные дети
• психомоторное развитие
• детский церебральный паралич
• последующее наблюдение
• premature babies
• psychomotor development
• cerebral palsy
• follow-up