Open AccessLong-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome s After Preterm Birth
Author(s) -
Farin Soleimani,
Farzaneh Zaheri,
Fatemeh Abdi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.5812/ircmj.17965
Subject(s) - spastic diplegia , medicine , retinopathy of prematurity , cerebral palsy , pediatrics , scopus , childhood blindness , premature birth , periventricular leukomalacia , low birth weight , medline , gestational age , pregnancy , psychiatry , biology , political science , law , genetics
Context: All over the the world, preterm birth is a major cause of death and important neurodevelopmental disorders. Approximately 9.6% (12.9 million) births worldwide are preterm. Evidence Acquisition: In this review, databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, ISI, Scopus, Google Scholar and Iranian databases including Iranmedex, and SID were researched to review relevant literature. A comprehensive search was performed using combinations of various keywords. Results: Cerebral palsy especially spastic diplegia, intellectual disability, visual (retinopathy of prematurity) and hearing impairments are the main neurodevelopmental disorders associated with prematurity. Conclusions: The increased survival of preterm infants was not associated with lower complications. There is now increasing evidence of sustained adverse outcomes into school age and adolescence, for preterm infants.