Neurodevelopmental disorders and somatic diagnoses in a national cohort of children born before 24 weeks of gestation

Aim This study investigated childhood diagnoses in children born extremely preterm before 24 weeks of gestation. Methods Diagnoses of neurodevelopmental disorders and selected somatic diagnoses were retrospectively retrieved from national Swedish registries for children born before 24 weeks from 200...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2022-06, Vol.111 (6), p.1167-1175
Main Authors: Morsing, Eva, Lundgren, Pia, Hård, Anna‐Lena, Rakow, Alexander, Hellström‐Westas, Lena, Jacobson, Lena, Johnson, Mats, Nilsson, Staffan, Smith, Lois E.H., Sävman, Karin, Hellström, Ann
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Language:English
Subjects:
Asthma
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Birth weight
Child
Children
Clinical Medicine
Epilepsy
extremely preterm birth
Female
Gestation
habilitation care
Hearing loss
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Klinisk medicin
long-term support
Male
Medical and Health Sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders - diagnosis
Neurodevelopmental Disorders - epidemiology
Neurosciences
Neurovetenskaper
Paralysis
Pediatrics
Pediatrik
Psychiatry
Psykiatri
Retrospective Studies
somatic disorders
Vision Disorders
Visual impairment
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Summary:Aim This study investigated childhood diagnoses in children born extremely preterm before 24 weeks of gestation. Methods Diagnoses of neurodevelopmental disorders and selected somatic diagnoses were retrospectively retrieved from national Swedish registries for children born before 24 weeks from 2007 to 2018. Their individual medical files were also examined. Results We studied 383 children born at a median of 23.3 (range 21.9–23.9) weeks, with a median birthweight of 565 (range 340–874) grams. Three‐quarters (75%) had neurodevelopmental disorders, including speech disorders (52%), intellectual disabilities (40%), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (30%), autism spectrum disorders (24%), visual impairment (22%), cerebral palsy (17%), epilepsy (10%) and hearing impairment (5%). More boys than girls born at 23 weeks had intellectual disabilities (45% vs. 27%, p 
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/apa.16316