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Visuospatial Perception in Prematurely Born Children Without Cerebral Palsy or Retinopathy but With Scholar Complaints.

Hind DrissiJessica MosqueraFrank PlaisantCarole VuillerotSibylle Gonzalez-MongeLaure Pisella
Published in: Developmental neuropsychology (2024)
In the absence of any complaints in early childhood, preterm children remain more at risk of encountering academic difficulties, but their clinical picture remains not well characterized. We screened visuospatial perception in 70 children born preterm consulting for scholar complaints. Developmental Coordination Disorder (with or without comorbidities) was associated with high prevalence (27%) of impaired perception of spatial relationship. Prematurely born children who obtained no diagnosis of Neuro-Developmental Disorder exhibited a high prevalence (31%) of impaired perception of object magnitude. Regression revealed that low gestational age and fetal growth restriction significantly predicted the magnitude but not the spatial relationship perception.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • young adults
  • low birth weight
  • working memory
  • cerebral palsy
  • single cell