Efectos de la prematurez sobre el desarrollo cognitivo y la atención en etapa escolar

Gracias a los avances tecnologicos, los ninos prematuros con discapacidades fisicas mayores han disminuido su prevalencia; actualmente, los defectos cognitivos son la secuela predominante. Se investigo el desarrollo cognitivo y la atencion en escolares con antecedentes de haber sido recien nacidos prematuros, a traves de un estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal, en que se realizaron evaluaciones neuropsicologicas mediante WISC-R y test de Gordon a ninos escolares con antecedentes de prematurez (EG The prevalence of premature children with major physical disabilities has diminished over time mainly due to advances in technology. Cognitive disorders are currently the main sequels. In order to study cognitive and attentional functioning of extremely premature infants at school age, a cross sectional study was designed. Neuropsychological assessments were performed by WISC-R and Gordon test, in prematures and controls at school age. Seventy seven children, 40 preterm (GA: 30.5 w) and 37 term at birth, aged 6-7 years-old were assessed. Although both groups obtained an overall IQ within the normal range, prematures showed significantly lower scores than the control group (p