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Neurodevelopmental pathways to preterm children's specific and general mathematic abilities
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Jaekel, Julia, Bartmann, Peter, Schneider, Wolfgang and Wolke, Dieter (2014) Neurodevelopmental pathways to preterm children's specific and general mathematic abilities. Early Human Development, Volume 90 (Number 10). pp. 639-644. doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.07.015 ISSN 0378-3782 .
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.07.015
Abstract
Background
Preterm children have problems with mathematics but knowledge about the predictors of specific mathematic abilities in preterm populations is scarce.
Aims
This study investigated neurodevelopmental pathways to children's general and specific mathematic abilities across the full gestational age range.
Study design
Prospective geographically defined longitudinal investigation in Germany.
Subjects
947 children across the full gestational age range (23–41 weeks).
Outcome measures. At 8 years, children's cognitive and mathematic abilities were measured and residuals of a regression predicting mathematic scores by IQ were used to identify specific mathematic abilities.
Results
Neurodevelopmental cascade models revealed that adverse effects of preterm birth on mathematic abilities were mediated by neonatal risk. Specific mathematic abilities were uniquely predicted by the duration of hospitalization and ventilation.
Conclusions
Prolonged neonatal medical treatment and, in particular, mechanical ventilation may lead to specific impairments in mathematic tasks. These findings have implications for the mode of respiratory support in neonates, routine follow-up and intervention planning as well as research about brain reorganization after preterm birth.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Metabolic and Vascular Health (- until July 2016) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Early Human Development | ||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Ireland Ltd | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0378-3782 | ||||||||
Official Date: | October 2014 | ||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 90 | ||||||||
Number: | Number 10 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 639-644 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.07.015 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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