The ability of Bayley-III scores to predict later intelligence in children born extremely preterm.

Johanna MånssonKarin KällénEva EklöfFredrik SereniusUlrika AdenKarin Stjernqvist

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

Results emphasise the relative importance of Bayley-III Cognitive Index scores as predictors of IQ. An 85 score cut-off for suspecting subnormal IQ is supported. A less conservative threshold would increase identification of true cases yet increase the risk of wrongly diagnosing children.

Keyphrases

young adults
low birth weight
gestational age
preterm infants
bioinformatics analysis