Handedness in very-low-birthweight (VLBW) children at 12 years of age: Relation to perinatal and outcome variables

Andrew Powls; Nicola Botting; Richard W I Cooke; Neil Marlow

Handedness in very-low-birthweight (VLBW) children at 12 years of age: Relation to perinatal and outcome variables

Andrew Powls, Nicola Botting, Richard W I Cooke, Neil Marlow

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Abstract

The authors assessed 137 VLBW children and 162 controls for laterality by observation and questionnaire at 12 years of age. A significantly higher proportion of the VLBW children were either left-handed or mixed-handed. A number of motor cognitive and educational outcome variables were measured. Impaired manual dexterity was found to be significantly more common in VLBW non-right-handers. This group was also found to be more at risk of poor near vision. No cognitive or educational outcomes were associated with handedness. The results seem to support the theory that at least in a proportion of VLBW children, non-right-handedness has a pathological basis, but the relationship to perinatal events remains obscure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	594-602
Number of pages	8
Journal	Developmental medicine and child neurology
Volume	38
Issue number	7
Publication status	Published - Jul 1996

Keywords

Adolescent
Analysis of Variance
Case-Control Studies
Child
diagnosis: Developmental Disabilities
Follow-Up Studies
Human
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Laterality
Neuropsychological Tests
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Handedness in very-low-birthweight (VLBW) children at 12 years of age: Relation to perinatal and outcome variables

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