Influence of intracranial hemorrhage and neonatal seizures on the neurological and psychomotor development of premature infants at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Lygia Ohlweiler²  Alexandre Rodrigues Da Silva¹  Sonja Vergínia Barros¹  Rudimar Riesgo²  Newra Tellechea Rotta² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Faculdade de Medicina Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto Alegre RS ,Brasil

关键词: neurological and psychomotor development;    neonates;    intracranial hemorrhage;    neonatal seizures;    desenvolvimento neurológico e psicomotor;    recém-nascidos;    hemorragia intracraniana;    crises neonatais;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2003000600002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study compared the results of neurodevelopmental examination at 6 months' corrected age of premature infants with neonatal seizures and/or intracranial hemorrhage and normal premature infants. There was a statistically significant correlation (p=0.000007) between intracranial hemorrhage and seizures in the group of 68 premature infants seen in the neurodevelopmental outpatient service at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil. Intracranial hemorrhage was significantly associated with multiparity (p=0.02). The neurodevelopmental examination at 6 months' corrected age revealed that patients who suffered neonatal intracranial hemorrhage and/or seizures had inappropriate muscle tone, strength and reflexes, as well as delay in head control. Conclusion: we compared the results of neurodevelopmental examinations of two groups of premature infants at 6 months' corrected age. The difference in neurological development at 6 months' corrected age was statistically significant when comparison was corrected for premature infants who had neonatal seizures and periventricular hemorrhage.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
 All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License