Outcome at 2 years of very premature infants. A Tunisian series
Keywords:
Infant premature; Mortality; morbidity, Follow-upAbstract
Background: Neurodevelopmental outcome of very premature infant can be associated with a high rate of cerebral palsy.
Aim: To assess the impact of very preterm birth on neurological outcome at the age of two years.
Methods: Retrospective study of all cases of very premature infants born at less than 33 weeks of gestational age, during the years 2005 to 2007. Neurodevelopmental outcome is reported.
Results: During the study period, the very premature infant rate was 1.5 %. Acomplete information about neurological outcome at the ageof two years, was obtained in 60 cases.Eight infants (13.4%) showed major handicap (cerebral palsy) and four others infants developped neurosensoriel difficulties.
Conclusion: The incidence of neurosensoriel handicap in our population seems relatively high. A strong effort must be made for identification of risk factors of neurodevelopmental disability.
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