Children born very prematurely are more likely than those born at term to
have behavioral and cognitive problems in adolescence, U.K. researchers
suggest. Their study also shows that more than 50 percent of those born
very prematurely (before 33 weeks gestation) have abnormal magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans when they are in their teens.
The researchers tracked the progress of more than 100 children born before
33 weeks gestation. Of 72 of the teenagers, 40 had abnormal scans and 15
had scans that could not be classed as normal. Only one of the controls had
an abnormal scan. The children in the study group also showed significantly
more reading, adjustment and neurological impairments. (The Lancet; 353 as
reported in Nursing Times, Vol. 95, No. 22)
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