Abstract
Fifty-five infants who survived respiratory failure in the neonatal period with the aid of assisted ventilation were studied in order to evaluate their long-term prognosis. Over 80 per cent of these infants had normal intelligence and either minimal or no neurologic abnormalities. Only four infants had I.Q. scores of less than 85. The incidence of neurologic and intellectual handicaps was highest in low-birth-weight infants (
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