March 2022. Volume 18. Number 1

Is there an increased risk of autism in premature infants?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Crump C, Sundquist J, Sundquist K. Preterm or Early Term Birth and Risk of Autism. Pediatrics. 2021;148:e20200323.

Reviewers: Ortega Páez E1, Oltra Benavent M2.
1Pediatra. UGC Góngora. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
2Sección de Patología Infecciosa Infantil. Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe. Valencia. España.
Correspondence: Eduardo Ortega Páez. Email: edortegap@gmail.com
Reception date: 08/03/2022
Acceptance date: 18/03/2022
Publication date: 30/03/2022

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: Preterm and early term birth were associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in boys and girls. These associations were largely independent of covariates and shared familial factors, consistent with a potential causal relationship.

Reviewers´ commentary: Prematurity could independently be responsible for 3.7% of autism at the population level. These data are relevant at the public health level and reinforce the role of early care in premature infants for the early recognition and treatment of autism.

How to cite this article

Ortega Páez E, Oltra Benavent M. ¿Existe un riesgo aumentado de autismo en los prematuros? Evid Pediatr. 2022;18:8.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Crump C, Sundquist J, Sundquist K. Preterm or Early Term Birth and Risk of Autism. Pediatrics. 2021;148:e20200323.

Reviewers: Ortega Páez E1, Oltra Benavent M2.
1Pediatra. UGC Góngora. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
2Sección de Patología Infecciosa Infantil. Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe. Valencia. España.
Correspondence: Eduardo Ortega Páez. Email: edortegap@gmail.com
Reception date: 08/03/2022
Acceptance date: 18/03/2022
Publication date: 30/03/2022

How to cite this article

Ortega Páez E, Oltra Benavent M. ¿Existe un riesgo aumentado de autismo en los prematuros? Evid Pediatr. 2022;18:8.

30/03/2022

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