Early visual attention in preterm and fullterm infants in relation to cognitive and motor outcomes at school age: an exploratory study

Early visual attention in preterm and fullterm infants in relation to cognitive and motor outcomes at school age: an exploratory study

Objective:Preterm infants are exposed to the visual environment earlier than fullterm infants, but whether early exposure affects later development is unclear. Our aim was to investigate whether the development of visual disengagement capacity during the first six months after term was associated wi...

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Main Authors: Marrit M Hitzert, Koenraad NJA Van Braeckel, Arend F Bos, Sabine eHunnius, Reint H Geuze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Cognition
Motor Skills
longitudinal study
functional development
response latencies
low-risk preterm infants
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2014.00106/full

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