Riskli Prematüre ve Zamanında Doğan Bebeklerin Bir Yıllık Nörogelişimsel Takibinin Sonuçları: Retrospektif Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare motor, cognitive and gross motor development of preterm and term infants with mild-moderate risk factors and typically developing peers. Material and Methods: Forty preterm and 20 term infants with mild to moderate risk factors and 25 typical peers as controls were included in this study. Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-II (BSDI-II) were used at 3., 6., 9., 12. months to assess their motor and cognitive development. Control group was assessed only at 12 months of age. Results: Between the 3. And 12. month of gestational age, within-groups measurements in both cognitive and motor (p<0.001) development scores of BSDI-II were significantly increased in preterm and term infants. At 12 month, the median motor-cognitive development score of BSDI-II of the preterm and term infants at risk and control group were similar (p>0.05). There was no differences in AIMS scores between preterm and term group (p>0.05). However, the AIMS scores in infants at risk was statistically lower than the control group at the age of 12 months (p<0.05). Also, there was a significantly positive correlation between the AIMS and motor-cognitive development score of the BSDI-II scale in infants at risk at 9 and 12 months of corrected age (p<0.05). Conclusion: In infants at risk, delay in gross motor development may be observed in the first year of their life compared to their typical peers. In terms of motor and cognitive development, we could comment that, infants at risk should be followed for a longer period.