Methylxanthines and Sensorineural Outcome at 14 Years in Children Less Than 1501g Birthweight

Antenatal corticosteroids and outcome at 14 years of age in children with birth weight less than 1501 grams.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether exposure to antenatal corticosteroid therapy was associated with adverse effects on growth, sensorineural outcome, or lung function of children of birth weight <1501 g at 14 years of age. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. SUBJECTS One hundred fifty-four consecutive survivors born from October 1, 1980 to March 31, ...

Low birthweight babies--outcome at 13 years.

The study was conducted to compare growth status, blood pressure, self esteem and intelligence of 200 low birthweight (LBW) and 224 normal birthweight (NBW) adolescents at 13 years of age. Intelligence scores at or below the 25th percentile (low performance) were observed among 51.4% LBW and 41.7% NBW adolescents (<0.05). Statistically significant lower scores for self esteem (mean difference 4...

cataract etiology in children less than 3 years of age at khalili hospital, shiraz-iran

purpose: to evaluate the etiology of cataracts in children less than 3 years of age particularly the association of rubella virus infection and galactosuria with congenital cataracts at khalili hospital, shiraz-iran from 2003 to 2006. methods: this prospective study included 46 patients less than 3 years undergoing lensectomy for the management of significant cataracts. lens aspirate specimens ...

Epidemiological Survey of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Younger than 14 Years in Ahvaz

Outcome at 14 years of extremely low birthweight infants: a regional study.

OBJECTIVES To determine the neurosensory outcome at 14 years of age of a regional cohort of extremely low birthweight (ELBW) children, to contrast their prognosis with normal birthweight (NBW) controls, and to determine the predictive value of assessments earlier in childhood. DESIGN Geographically determined cohort study. SETTING The state of Victoria, Australia. PATIENTS Consecutive ELB...