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The association between early minor motor difficulties in extreme low birthweight infants and school age attentional difficulties Extremely premature infants of normal intellectual ability have an increased prevalence of motor and attentional difficulties. In this Australian study, 45/60 extreme low birthweight (ELBW)/pre-term infants were assessed at 12 and 24 months for minor motor deficits and at seven to nine years for attention deficits. The major finding is that motor difficulties in ELBW infants at two years are associated with later clinical measures of attention.

Extremely premature infants of normal intellectual ability have an increased prevalence of motor and attentional difficulties. In this Australian study, 45/60 extreme low birthweight (ELBW)/pre-term infants were assessed at 12 and 24 months for minor motor deficits and at seven to nine years for attention deficits. The major finding is that motor difficulties in ELBW infants at two years are associated with later clinical measures of attention.

Jeyaseelan, D and others. Early Human Development 82(4): 249-255, April 2006. Abstract: www.sciencedirect.com

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