Behavioral Deficits at 18-22 Months of Age Are Associated with Early Cerebellar Injury and Cognitive and Language Performance in Children Born Extremely Preterm.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations in toddlers born extremely preterm (<28 >weeks) between neonatal neuroimaging and 18- to 22-month developmental and behavioral outcomes.
STUDY DESIGN: Cohort analysis from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network Surfactant Positive Airway Pressure and Pulse Oximetry Trial Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Study of infants born extremely preterm. Subjects underwent cranial ultrasonography and near-term magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). At 18-22 months of corrected age, the assessment included the Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) Problem and Competence Scale scores and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Third Edition (Bayley-III). The BITSEA Problem Scale assesses dysregulation; the Competence Scale assesses social-emotional competence. We examined associations of Problem and Competence scores and positive screen rates with cranial ultrasonography and near-term MRI. Mean BITSEA and Bayley-III scores were compared using ANOVA and positive screen rates with the χ
RESULTS: Of the 397 children, positive BITSEA screens were found in 34% for the Problem score and 26% for the Competence score. Presence of lesions on near-term MRI that included cerebellar lesions were significantly associated with lower BITSEA Competence but not with Problem scores; Competence scores were inversely related to the presence/significance of lesions. Positive screens on Competence scores and on both Competence and Problem scores were significantly associated with Bayley-III cognitive and language scores <85 >(P < .001).
CONCLUSIONS: Social-emotional competence contributes to deficits in cognitive and language development. Presence of injury on near-term MRI that includes cerebellar lesions is associated with later social-emotional competence and may be a useful predictor to guide early assessment and intervention.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00063063 and NCT00233324.
Publisher
Mosby
Publication Title
The Journal of pediatrics
ISSN
1097-6833
Volume
204
First Page
148
Last Page
156
DOI
10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.059
Recommended Citation
Duncan, Andrea F; Carla M Bann; Allison Dempsey; Myriam Peralta-Carcelen; and Susan Hintz.
"Behavioral Deficits at 18-22 Months of Age Are Associated with Early Cerebellar Injury and Cognitive and Language Performance in Children Born Extremely Preterm.."
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