RESUMO
Neurodevelopmental abilities of 33 very-low-birthweight (VLBW) Trinidadian children and randomly selected matched pairs of classmates who were of normal birth weight were tested in 1998 at ages 68-88 months, using the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. The 1 min Apgar score was significantly lower in the VLBW children, 6.5 (SD 1.0) versus 7.7 (SD 1.27), PAssuntos
Sistema Nervoso Central/crescimento & desenvolvimento
, Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso
, Testes Neuropsicológicos
, Índice de Apgar
, Criança
, Desenvolvimento Infantil
, Pré-Escolar
, Cognição
, Feminino
, Humanos
, Recém-Nascido
, Masculino
, Processos Mentais
, Doenças do Sistema Nervoso/diagnóstico
, Percepção
, Trinidad e Tobago
RESUMO
The case of an eight year old girl with Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) is described. She presented at seven years of age with gait problems and was found to have the neurological, dermatological and immunological features characteristic of AT along with a history of frequent sino-pulmonary infections. This report highlights the refractory nature of the disease, the difficulties in medical management, and the problems posed by late diagnosis which can comprise patient care. This is a rare inherited form of ataxia which has not been previously reported in West Indian literature. (AU)