Transient abnormal neurologic signs (TANS) in a longitudinal study of very low birth weight preterm infants

Transient tone abnormalities in “high risk” infants and cognitive outcome at five years

“…Transient tone abnormalities have been reported in several follow up studies of preterm infants (9)(10)(11). Amiel Tison(3) reported these abnormalities in a small study of full term infants.…”

“…Amiel Tison(3) reported these abnormalities in a small study of full term infants. Bradt, et al (11) have stated that more transient tone abnormalities occur in preterms compared to full terms. But the cohort in all these studies(9-11) had many more VLBW infants compared to ours.…”

“…In the six items of language development, In a large follow up study of high risk infants, Matile, et al (11) reported that hypertonia found at 6 months disappeared in 81.2% cases. The tone abnormalities in our high risk cohort disappeared in 87% of cases.…”

Catch-up Growth of Supine Length/Height of Very Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age Preterm Infants to Adulthood

“…There were no statistically significant differences between the SGA groups with or without height catch-up in birth weight (mean, 1270 and 1210 g; SD 220 g; P = .35), gestational age (mean, 33.0 and 33.5; SD 2), optimality score 19 (40 and 38 of 50 optimal points; P = .07), socioeconomic status (P = .184; Mann-Whitney U test), mean energy quotient (EQ) from days 2 to 10 after birth (EQ 93 vs 85; P = .26). In contrast to HC growth, 10 nutrition during the early neonatal period in our SGA preterm infants had no long-term effect on later height.…”

Early school outcomes for extremely preterm infants with transient neurological abnormalities

“…Subsequent studies on TNA assessing long‐term developmental and behavioral outcomes have had conflicting results. While some studies have found no association of TNA with later outcomes, others report increased difficulties with language, motor skills, and hyperactivity . Interpretation of these studies is difficult because they often included heterogeneous cohorts of preterm and term infants born before the 1990s.…”