The Early Motor Repertoire in Preterm Infancy and Cognition in Young Adulthood: Preliminary Findings

• Published in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 80 - 91
• Main Authors: Salavati, Sahar, den Heijer, Anne E., Coenen, Maraike A., Bruggink, Janneke L.M., Einspieler, Christa, Bos, Arend F., Spikman, Jacoba M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Alzheimer's disease; Babies; Birth Weight; Children; Cognition; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive ability; Executive function; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational age; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Information processing; Intensive care; Memory; Movement; Premature Birth; Young Adult; Young adults; Neurocognitive development; Preterm-born young adults; Fidgety movements; General movements

Preterm birth poses a risk to cognition during childhood. The resulting cognitive problems may persist into young adulthood. The early motor repertoire in infancy is predictive of neurocognitive development in childhood. Our present aim was to investigate whether it also predicts neurocognitive stat...