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Zhou M, Wang S, Zhang T, Duan S, Wang H. Neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm or low birth weight infants with germinal matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage: a meta-analysis. Pediatr Res 2024; 95:625-633. [PMID: 37935882 PMCID: PMC10899112 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02877-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND This meta-analysis aimed to identify the near- and long-term neurodevelopmental prognoses of preterm or low birth weight (LBW) infants with different severities of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). METHODS Four databases were searched for observational studies that were qualified using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. RESULTS 37 studies involving 32,370 children were included. Compared to children without IVH, children with mild IVH had higher incidences of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), cerebral palsy (CP), motor/cognitive delay, hearing impairment and visual impairment, as well as lower scores of the mental development index (MDI) and psychomotor development (PDI). Moreover, compared to mild IVH, severe IVH increased susceptibilities of children to NDI, motor delay, CP, hearing impairment and visual impairment, with worse performances in MDI, PDI, motor score and IQ. Mild IVH was not associated with seizures or epilepsy. CONCLUSIONS Adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes positively associated with the occurrence and severity of IVH in preterm or LBW infants, providing evidence for counseling and further decisions regarding early therapeutic interventions. IMPACT Adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes later in life were closely associated with the occurrence and severity of IVH in preterm or LBW infants. Our results highlight the importance to make prediction of the neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born preterm or LBW with a history of IVH, which will guide affected parents when their children need clinical interventions to reach the full potential. We emphasize the importance of identifying specific developmental delays that may exist in children with IVH, providing detailed information for the development of comprehensive intervention measures.
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- Meicen Zhou
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Bingzhou Medical University, Bingzhou, 264003, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
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Périsset A, Natalucci G, Adams M, Karen T, Bassler D, Hagmann C. Impact of low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage on neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants at two years of age. Early Hum Dev 2023; 177-178:105721. [PMID: 36841201 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2023.105721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND High-grade intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in very preterm infants is a known risk factor for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome. Prognosis is less clear for low-grade (grades I/II) IVH however, with conflicting study results in recent years. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of low-grade IVH on neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years corrected age in preterm infants born below 32 weeks gestation at the University hospital of Zurich between 2009 and 2014. METHODS Among 843 live-born preterm infants born during the observation period, 509 were included in our study. Exclusion criteria were death, high-grade IVH, cystic periventricular leukomalacia and congenital malformations. Infants were grouped into those with or without low-grade IVH according to cranial ultrasound. Neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) was defined as cognitive or motor developmental score > 2 standard deviations below the mean and/or CP grades 2-5 and/or moderate/severe vision loss and/or hearing problem corrected with hearing aids. Multivariate linear regression was used to assess effect of low-grade IVH on endpoints while adjusting for other risk factors. RESULTS 87 preterm infants had low-grade IVH (42 grade I, 45 grade II) on cranial ultrasound. These were compared to 422 preterm infants without IVH. Follow-up rate was 82.4 %. Preterm infants with low-grade IVH had higher rates of NDI (21.8 vs 13.3 %, p = 0.047). Infants with IVH grade II had significantly higher rates for CP (8.9 % vs 3.6 %, p = 0.003), visual impairment (20.5 % vs 8.3 %, p = 0.009) and NDI (33.3 % vs 13.3 %, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION In our study, low-grade IVH - and especially IVH grade II - is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of corrected age.
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- Newborn Research, Department of Neonatology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland; Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Centre for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, Department of Neonatology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Newborn Research, Department of Neonatology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Newborn Research, Department of Neonatology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Newborn Research, Department of Neonatology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland; Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia Worsens Developmental Outcomes of Very-Low-Birth Weight Infants with Intraventricular Hemorrhage-A Nationwide Cohort Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11195886. [PMID: 36233751 PMCID: PMC9572154 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cystic periventricular leukomalacia (cPVL) is a major brain injury involving periventricular white matter that leads to neurodevelopmental impairment in very-low-birth weight (VLBW) infants. We investigated the neurodevelopmental outcomes (motor, cognition, visual, and hearing) of 5734 VLBW infants born between 2013 and 2019 and enrolled in the Korean Neonatal Network. Cranial ultrasound results were stratified by the presence of cPVL and severity of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) (no, low-grade [I/II], high-grade [III]). Neurodevelopmental impairment was evaluated using cerebral palsy for motor and Bayley Scales of Infant Development for cognition. cPVL was associated with motor, cognitive, and visual impairments in those without IVH and with low-grade IVH in pairwise comparisons (Cochran−Mantel−Haenszel p < 0.001). Conversely, cPVL was non-significantly correlated with cognitive impairment in high-grade IVH. In regression models adjusted for neonatal variables, isolated cPVL was strongly associated with motor (22.04; 11.39−42.63) and cognitive (3.10; 1.54−6.22) impairments. This study underlines the overall considerable significance of cPVL on NDI with divergent impacts depending on the severity of IVH and developmental indices.
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