Denver developmental screening test and preterm infants.

Bryan, Elizabeth; Elliman, Anthony D.; Palmer, Penelope; Dubowitz, Lilly

doi:10.1136/adc.60.1.20

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“…In view of their increased morbidity it is not surprising that ELBW children lag in development at one year (15). Although some workers have documented the doubtful value of correcting for prematurity after one year of age (16,17), it is encouraging that, with this correction, by two years their mean DQs do not differ significantly.…”

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Mortality, Morbidity, Growth and Development of Babies Weighing 501–1000 Grams and 1001–1500 Grams at Birth

et al. 1988

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During the five-year period, January 1980 to December 1984, 149 babies of extremely low birthweight (ELBW; 501-1,000 g) and 296 of very low birthweight (VLBW; 1,001-1,500 g) were admitted to King's College Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The survival rates were 51.7% and 82.8% respectively. There were more peri- and postnatal problems in the ELBW babies than the VLBW babies and these differences were highly significant. All surviving babies born between January 1980 and December 1982 were followed up until aged two. The ELBW children had a higher incidence of neuro-developmental sequelae than those of VLBW especially when both major and minor problems were considered. Their developmental quotients were lower at one and two years. Significantly more ELBW children were of short stature and low weight (less than 3rd centile). By two years of age the differences between ELBW and VLBW children in stature and mean DQ had lessened.

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Mortality, Morbidity, Growth and Development of Babies Weighing 501–1000 Grams and 1001–1500 Grams at Birth

et al. 1988

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“…In addition, psychomotor development was evaluated based on the Denver Developmental Screening Test's four sectors -personaVsocial, fine motor, language, and gross motor (6). Each sector and the overall test were assessed and classified as normal, questionable or abnormal according to the criteria by Elliman et al (5). This was done with regard to real age and age corrected for prematurity, respectively.…”

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Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Mental and Motor Function of Very Low Birth Weight Infants at One Year of Corrected Age

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Thirty-one (77.5%) of a year cohort of 40 surviving infants with birth weight < 1500 grams were seen on follow-up examination at one year of corrected age. At neurological evaluation 20 infants were normal (Group 1), seven infants were considered at risk (Group 2), and four infants had cerebral palsy (Group 3). Assessment on the Bayley Scales gave significantly lower mean scores in Group 3 compared with Group 1, both on the Mental Index (63 versus 102, p < 0.001) and on the Psychomotor Index (PDI) (60 versus 94, p < 0.005). Mean PDI score in Group 2 was significantly lower than in Group 1 (74 versus 94, p < 0.005). Cerebral MRI was performed in 27 infants. Of the 19 infants in Group 1 examined with MRI, 14 infants showed deviating changes in both myelin deposition and maturation (2). In all 14 infants the central occipital white matter was affected and in three infants also the centrum semiovale, both areas correspond to predilection sites for periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). Five infants had irregular shape of the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles. These findings may also represent the end stages of PVL (4). Only four out of seven infants were examined with MRI in Group 2. However, three infants had deviating myelination and three had irregular shape of the posterior horns. In Group 3 all infants were examined with MRI and all had deviating myelination and irregular and slightly dilated posterior horn. There was a significant correlation between abnormally dilated occipital horns seen with MRI, and cerebral palsy and low scores on the Denver and the Bayley tests.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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“…The Denver II, a screening scale that is widely used for the identification of developmental problems in young children, has been reviewed, adapted, and standardized in many countries, including Turkiye [13][14][15][16]. That scale is used to evaluate four developmental components (personal-social, fine-motor, language, and gross-motor) with 116 items.…”

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Developmental age and motor function levels in children with cerebral palsy

et al. 2015

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We determined the developmental level of 107 children (mean age, 66.41 ? 32.92 mo) with cerebral palsy in an inpatient rehabilitation program and assessed both the difference between calendar age and developmental age and the effect of developmental level on motor function improvement. The Denver II test was used to reveal the difference between calendar age and developmental age, and we determined whether there was a statistically significant difference between the admission and discharge motor function measurements of the subjects. The effect of the Denver II developmental levels of language, fine-motor, personal-social, and gross-motor skills on motor function was investigated. We found a statistically significant difference between the developmental levels and calendar ages of the study subjects. Denver II test results revealed a statistically significant difference between the personal-social, gross-motor, and fine-motor levels of the subjects. We found no difference only between personal-social and language levels. Gross-motor development was the most delayed value by calendar age. Regardless of developmental level, there was a statistically significant difference between motor activity levels at admission and discharge as revealed by the Gross-motor Functional Classification System and the Gross-motor Function Measure. The developmental ages of the subjects were much lower than their calendar ages. We concluded that the Denver II language and fine-motor developmental level did not have an effect on functional gains but that the subjects with good personal-social and gross-motor function developmental levels exhibited relatively better motor function gains at the time of discharge.

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Denver developmental screening test and preterm infants.

Cited by 22 publications

References 8 publications

Mortality, Morbidity, Growth and Development of Babies Weighing 501–1000 Grams and 1001–1500 Grams at Birth

Mortality, Morbidity, Growth and Development of Babies Weighing 501–1000 Grams and 1001–1500 Grams at Birth

Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Mental and Motor Function of Very Low Birth Weight Infants at One Year of Corrected Age

Developmental age and motor function levels in children with cerebral palsy

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