Minor neurological dysfunction from birth to 12 years. I: Increase during late school-age

Dev Med Child Neurol. 1992 May;34(5):399-403. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1992.tb11451.x.

Abstract

To study the hypothesis that the frequency of minor neurological dysfunction (MND) stabilizes around the age of nine years, two groups of the Groningen Perinatal Project (GPP) were re-examined at 12 years. The study group (N = 174) was selected on the basis of the presence of MND at nine years; the control group comprised 172 neurologically normal children. The hypothesis was rejected: extrapolation of the findings to the total GPP population showed that the over-all rate of MND increased. Control children who developed MND were mainly boys who had been neurologically abnormal at birth or were born preterm and/or had experienced an adversity in combination with asphyxia. Interval complications between nine and 12 years were related to the emergence of MND.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Child Behavior Disorders / epidemiology
  • Child Behavior Disorders / psychology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Developmental Disabilities / diagnosis*
  • Developmental Disabilities / epidemiology
  • Developmental Disabilities / psychology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Neurologic Examination*
  • Risk Factors
  • Sweden / epidemiology