Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
Citazione:
Development of a new scoring method in the neurofunctional assessment of preterm infants / O. Picciolini, M.L. Gianni, L. Messina, N. Pesenti, M. Fumagalli, L. Gardon, C. Squarza, F. Mosca, C. Fontana, M. Porro. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 12:1(2022 Sep 29), pp. 16335.1-16335.8. [10.1038/s41598-022-20754-y]
Abstract:
Infants born preterm are at high risk of presenting neurodevelopmental delay. The Neurofunctional Assessment (NFA) describes infants' neurodevelopment through the evaluation of six different domains. This study aimed to evaluate how, in a cohort of preterm infants, each NFA domain assessed at 3 months of corrected age (CA) was associated with neurodevelopment at 2 years of CA using the Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales Extended Revised (GMDS-ER). In addition, by introducing the NFA complexity score (CS), the study aimed to define a threshold that can help clinicians discriminate infants at higher risk of later neurodevelopmental delay. We conducted an observational, longitudinal study including 211 preterm infants. At 3 months of CA, infants who had normal scores in each domain showed a significantly higher GMDS-ER global quotient (GQ) at 2 years of CA. In addition, linear model results showed a significant negative relationship between the NFA CS and 2-year GMDS-ER GQ (estimate: - 0.27; 95% CI - 0.35, - 0.20; p value < 0.001). Each 10-point increase in the NFA CS was associated with an average 2.7-point decrease in the GMDS GQ. These results highlight how the NFA domains and NFA CS are compelling instruments for the early identification of children at risk for long-term adverse outcomes.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Linear Models; Longitudinal Studies; Parturition; Pregnancy; Infant, Premature; Research Design
Elenco autori:
O. Picciolini, M.L. Gianni, L. Messina, N. Pesenti, M. Fumagalli, L. Gardon, C. Squarza, F. Mosca, C. Fontana, M. Porro
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