146 Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is associated with motor impairment and intact cognitive functions at age 4.5 years

Childhood motor impairment is associated with male anxiety at 11 and 16 years.

Need for Supplemental Oxygen at Discharge in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Is Not Associated with Worse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 3 Years Corrected Age

OBJECTIVES To determine if chronic oxygen dependency (discharge home on supplemental oxygen) in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD; defined as requirement for supplemental O2 at 36 weeks postmenstrual age) predicts neurodevelopmental disability rates and growth outcomes at 36 months corrected age (CA). STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Southern Alberta regional cent...

Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Growth, Nutrition, and Adipokines at School Age

This study evaluated nutrition and growth in relation to plasma adipokine levels in 21 very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) children with radiographic bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), 19 VLBW controls, and 19 term controls with a median age of 11.3 years. We took anthropometric measurements; assessed plasma levels of adipsin, resistin, adiponectin, and leptin; and analyzed the children's 3-day food re...

Weight loss from 20 years of age is associated with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly individuals

BACKGROUND Few empirical studies have been conducted to identify modifiable factors that may affect cognitive impairment in Japanese individuals. The present study aimed to clarify whether body mass and lifestyle are associated with cognitive impairment in Japanese middle-aged and elderly individuals. METHODS Subjects were 1814 community-dwelling individuals aged 44-79 years, all of whom were...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a new look at management.

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is an unacceptable but, at present, seemingly unavoidable complication of neonatal intensive care. There are many theories as to why this disorder arises, including lung immaturity, barotrauma from positive airway pressure ventilation, oxygen toxicity, respiratory infections after intubation, and increased lung fluid. Definitions vary, but based on the physiological d...