June 2015. Volume 11. Number 2

Better growth rate of preterm, better adult neurocognitive skills?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Sammallahti S, Pyhälä R, Lahti M, Lahti J, Pesonen A, Heinonen K, et al. Infant growth after preterm birth and neurocognitive abilities in young adulthood. J Pediatr. 2014;165:1109-15.
Reviewers: Rivas Fernández MÁ1, González de Dios J2.
1Hospital General de Cataluña. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. España.
2Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. España.
Correspondence: Mª Ángeles Rivas Fernández. Email: mayrivas5@gmail.com
Reception date: 23/02/2015
Acceptance date: 02/03/2015
Publication date: 22/03/2015

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: within a very low birth weight group with high variability in early growth, faster growth from birth to term is associated with better neurocognitive abilities in young adulthood. Neurocognitive outcomes were predictive, in particular, by early postnatal head growth.

Reviewers´ commentary: in adult ex-preterm infants, a larger body size in the first 12 months is associated with better intellectual performance. This new finding is in contrast to the current recommendation on the optimal way in which theseinfants should grow to prevent metabolic syndrome (slow and progressive).

How to cite this article

Rivas Fernández MA, González de Dios J. ¿Mejor velocidad de crecimiento de los prematuros, mejores habilidades neurocognitivas del adulto? Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:22.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Sammallahti S, Pyhälä R, Lahti M, Lahti J, Pesonen A, Heinonen K, et al. Infant growth after preterm birth and neurocognitive abilities in young adulthood. J Pediatr. 2014;165:1109-15.
Reviewers: Rivas Fernández MÁ1, González de Dios J2.
1Hospital General de Cataluña. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. España.
2Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. España.
Correspondence: Mª Ángeles Rivas Fernández. Email: mayrivas5@gmail.com
Reception date: 23/02/2015
Acceptance date: 02/03/2015
Publication date: 22/03/2015

How to cite this article

Rivas Fernández MA, González de Dios J. ¿Mejor velocidad de crecimiento de los prematuros, mejores habilidades neurocognitivas del adulto? Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:22.

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