INTELLECTUAL AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS OF PREMATURELY BORN CHILDREN AT TEN YEARS OF AGE
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2008, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
[b]Background. [/b]The purpose of our research was to investigate the intellectual and cognitive functions of premature babies at ten years of age.[b]Material and methods. [/b]35 children (15 preterm and 20 born at term) and their parents participated in the study. We used the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and a questionnaire containing demographic data and medical parameters.[b]Results. [/b]The premature children we studied did not differ significantly from the children bom at term in terms of overall intelligence, and even showed a tendency to higher scores in the Information sub-scale, but their results were significantly lower in the Vocabulary and Block Design sub-scales. Premature children born to large families, with older parents, and weighing more at birth present a significantly lower level of visuo-motor intelligence in terms of visual analysis and synthesis, as measured by the Picture Completion subscale. Premature children with older fathers, born after a longer pregnancy, with a higher birth weight and a higher Apgar score showed a significantly higher level of motor intelligence in such skills as anticipating events, as measured by the Picture Arrangement sub-scale.[b]Conclusions. [/b]Our preterm children did not differ from children born at term in respect to general intelligence level, but they presented a significantly lower level of non-verbal intelligence in some domains than children born at term.
Authors and Affiliations
Mariola Bidzan, Katarzyna Guzińska, Karina Kulikowska-Ciecieląg
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