Quality of Life at a 10-Year Follow-Up of Children Born Preterm with Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation: A Cohort Study.

Background: Post-haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) is commonly seen in extremely preterm babies, carries significant morbidity, and may cause neonatal mortality. There is a lack of literature on the subsequent health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in childhood. The aim of this work was to assess the quality of life of preterm babies after PHVD at 10 years of age using two validated questionnaires.

Vision function in children 10 years after grade 3 or 4 intraventricular haemorrhage with ventricular dilation: A masked prospective study.

Aim: We examined children 10 to 11 years after grade 3 or 4 intraventricular haemorrhage and ventricular dilation (IVHVD) and investigated whether the grade of IVHVD affected their visual outcome. We explored associations between visual outcomes with cognitive outcomes and extra support at school.

Method: The visual examinations were part of a 10-year follow-up study for children in a randomized trial.

Presenting symptoms and time to diagnosis for Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors in Qatar: a report from Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Service in Qatar.

Introduction: There are no previous published reports on primary pediatric tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) in Qatar. We undertook this retrospective cohort study to review the diagnosis of CNS tumors in children in Qatar to analyze the presentation characteristics including symptoms, referral pathways, and time to diagnosis.

Methods: All children registered with Pediatric Neuro-Oncology service (PNOS) were included in the study.

Drainage, irrigation and fibrinolytic therapy (DRIFT) for posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation: 10-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Progressive ventricular dilatation after intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in preterm infants has a very high risk of severe disability and death. Drainage, irrigation and fibrinolytic therapy (DRIFT), in a randomised controlled trial (RCT), reduced severe cognitive impairment at 2 years.

Objective: To assess if the cognitive advantage of DRIFT seen at 2 years persisted until school age.

Ten-year follow-up of a randomised trial of drainage, irrigation and fibrinolytic therapy (DRIFT) in infants with post-haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation.

Background: The drainage, irrigation and fibrinolytic therapy (DRIFT) trial, conducted in 2003-6, showed a reduced rate of death or severe disability at 2 years in the DRIFT compared with the standard treatment group, among preterm infants with intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) and post-haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation.

Objectives: To compare cognitive function, visual and sensorimotor ability, emotional well-being, use of specialist health/rehabilitative and educational services, neuroimaging, and economic costs and benefits at school age.

Design: Ten-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial.