1982
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1982.tb13648.x
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Minor Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children Born to Older Mothers

Abstract: SUMMARY In order to test the hypothesis that rates of motor and perceptual deficits in children tend to increase with maternal age, 65 children aged five and six years born to mothers with a mean age of 39.4 years were compared with 55 age‐matched children born to mothers with a mean age of 27.9 years. The hypothesis was supported in that fine‐motor problems were five times more common among the children born to older mothers than among those born to younger mothers. Visuo‐perceptual dysfunction and attentiona… Show more

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“…In support of this hypothesis, in a study conducted in Sweden, a cohort of 65 children born to mothers with a mean age of 39.4 years was compared with 55 age-matched children born to mothers with a mean age of 27.9 years. Fine-motor problems, visuoperceptual dysfunction and attention deficit signs were significantly more common among children of older mothers [65] . These abnormalities are also characteristic of prematurity and IUGR [66] , and therefore it seems plausible that a higher prevalence of these complications could largely explain the results.…”
Section: Cerebral Palsy and Neurocognitive Disorders Of Prenatal Originmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In support of this hypothesis, in a study conducted in Sweden, a cohort of 65 children born to mothers with a mean age of 39.4 years was compared with 55 age-matched children born to mothers with a mean age of 27.9 years. Fine-motor problems, visuoperceptual dysfunction and attention deficit signs were significantly more common among children of older mothers [65] . These abnormalities are also characteristic of prematurity and IUGR [66] , and therefore it seems plausible that a higher prevalence of these complications could largely explain the results.…”
Section: Cerebral Palsy and Neurocognitive Disorders Of Prenatal Originmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The increase in prematurity and IUGR should have an impact on the prevalence of neurodevelopmental sequelae, considering the strong association of these two complications with the prevalence of both serious adverse neurological events and milder, but much more prevalent, neurocognitive disorders [65] . In support of this hypothesis, in a study conducted in Sweden, a cohort of 65 children born to mothers with a mean age of 39.4 years was compared with 55 age-matched children born to mothers with a mean age of 27.9 years.…”
Section: Cerebral Palsy and Neurocognitive Disorders Of Prenatal Originmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Operational diagnoses of minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) and non-MBD were made for comparison with results of previous studies (Gillberg et al 1981b). A diagnosis of MBD required a score of 2 for either fine motor dysfunction, gross motor dysfunction, or visual perception dysfunction plus attention deficit signs.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Examination procedures and methods of assessment have previously been described in detail (Gillberg et al 1980(Gillberg et al , 1981b.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
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