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- The study aimed to analyze neuropsychological profiles in adolescents and young adults who were born either high-risk preterm (with neonatal brain injury) or low-risk preterm, compared to those born at full term.
- Involving 177 participants, the research found significant cognitive differences across these birth groups, with low cognitive performance seen in the high-risk preterm group.
- Additionally, it highlighted that higher familial socioeconomic status (SES) might have a protective influence on cognitive abilities during development.
Article Abstract
Objectives: To establish neuropsychological profiles after high- and low-risk preterm birth (i.e., with and without neonatal brain injury) during adolescence and young adulthood and to assess the potential role of early life environmental factors in cognition.
Study Design: Participants (N = 177; M = 20.11 years) of both sexes were evaluated when adolescent or in young adulthood. They were grouped according to their birth status: 30 high-risk preterm, 83 low-risk preterm and 64 born at full term.
Results: Significant differences were found in several cognitive domains between groups. Furthermore, familial socioeconomic status (SES) moderated the relation between the degree of maturity/immaturity at birth and cognition (F = 11.94, p < 0.001, R = 0.26).
Discussion: The findings showed different neuropsychological profiles during adolescence and young adulthood, with the high-risk preterm sample evidencing lower cognitive values. In addition, higher scores in the familial SES score in this study seem to have a protective effect on cognition.
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