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The association between birth condition and neuropsychological functioning and educational attainment at school age: a cohort study
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- Published on: 10 January 2011
- Published on: 10 January 2011Birth condition and development of encephalopathyShow More
Dear editor,
This further study of selected infants from the ALSPAC cohort (1) gives welcome evidence that although babies who are asymptomatic for encephalopathy following resuscitation at birth may have reduced intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in childhood (2), they have normal neuropsychological functioning and educational attainment at school.(1) This still leaves a significant number of babies who develop encepha...
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