%0 Journal Article %1 Evensen2007 %A Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik %A Sigmundsson, Hermundur %A Romundstad, P?l %A Indredavik, Marit S %A Brubakk, Ann-Mari %A Vik, Torstein %D 2007 %J Early Hum Dev %K Adolescent; Adolescent Development; Cerebral Palsy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Functional Laterality; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Small for Gestational Age; Very Low Birth Weight; Intelligence; Male; Mental Retardation; Proprioception; Psychomotor Performance; Sex Characteristics %N 1 %P 19--27 %R 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.03.015 %T Inter- and intra-modal matching in very low birth weight and small for gestational age adolescents. %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.03.015 %V 83 %X BACKGROUND: Motor problems in low birth weight children may be related to problems in sensorimotor integration processes. Specific tests of inter- and intra-modal matching have not been used in low birth weight populations. AIM: Examine whether low birth weight adolescents have poorer performance in inter- and intra-modal matching than normal birth weight adolescents. STUDY DESIGN: A population based follow up study of very low birth weight and small for gestational age children at 14 years of age. SUBJECTS: Fifty-three very low birth weight adolescents (VLBW: birth weight < or =1500 g), 59 term small for gestational age (SGA: birth weight <10th centile) and 82 adolescents with birth weight > or =10th centile at term (reference group). OUTCOME MEASURES: Inter- and intra-modal matching was assessed by a manual matching task and results were presented for the preferred and the non-preferred hand in the visual (inter-modal) and proprioceptive (intra-modal) condition. RESULTS: VLBW adolescents performed poorer in inter- and intra-modal matching compared with the reference group. However, the results were mainly due to a higher number of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) and a low estimated intelligence quotient (IQ(est)) in the VLBW group. SGA adolescents showed poorer performance with their non-preferred hand compared with their preferred hand in both inter- and intra-modal matching, whereas adolescents in the reference group and VLBW adolescents with normal IQ(est) and without CP performed equally well with both hands. CONCLUSION: VLBW adolescents with normal IQ(est) and without CP do not have major problems in inter- and intra-modal matching. The poorer performance with the non-preferred hand in the SGA group may suggest a specific effect of intrauterine growth retardation.

@article{Evensen2007, abstract = {BACKGROUND: Motor problems in low birth weight children may be related to problems in sensorimotor integration processes. Specific tests of inter- and intra-modal matching have not been used in low birth weight populations. AIM: Examine whether low birth weight adolescents have poorer performance in inter- and intra-modal matching than normal birth weight adolescents. STUDY DESIGN: A population based follow up study of very low birth weight and small for gestational age children at 14 years of age. SUBJECTS: Fifty-three very low birth weight adolescents (VLBW: birth weight < or =1500 g), 59 term small for gestational age (SGA: birth weight <10th centile) and 82 adolescents with birth weight > or =10th centile at term (reference group). OUTCOME MEASURES: Inter- and intra-modal matching was assessed by a manual matching task and results were presented for the preferred and the non-preferred hand in the visual (inter-modal) and proprioceptive (intra-modal) condition. RESULTS: VLBW adolescents performed poorer in inter- and intra-modal matching compared with the reference group. However, the results were mainly due to a higher number of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) and a low estimated intelligence quotient (IQ(est)) in the VLBW group. SGA adolescents showed poorer performance with their non-preferred hand compared with their preferred hand in both inter- and intra-modal matching, whereas adolescents in the reference group and VLBW adolescents with normal IQ(est) and without CP performed equally well with both hands. CONCLUSION: VLBW adolescents with normal IQ(est) and without CP do not have major problems in inter- and intra-modal matching. The poorer performance with the non-preferred hand in the SGA group may suggest a specific effect of intrauterine growth retardation.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:25:35.000+0200}, author = {Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik and Sigmundsson, Hermundur and Romundstad, P?l and Indredavik, Marit S and Brubakk, Ann-Mari and Vik, Torstein}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25ef8fb8f65ad3d79a7b1189c927797f8/ar0berts}, doi = {10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.03.015}, groups = {public}, interhash = {89fc71777e2cf84dc023e713e33e0830}, intrahash = {5ef8fb8f65ad3d79a7b1189c927797f8}, journal = {Early Hum Dev}, keywords = {Adolescent; Adolescent Development; Cerebral Palsy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Functional Laterality; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Small for Gestational Age; Very Low Birth Weight; Intelligence; Male; Mental Retardation; Proprioception; Psychomotor Performance; Sex Characteristics}, month = Jan, number = 1, pages = {19--27}, pii = {S0378-3782(06)00112-5}, pmid = {16750603}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:25:35.000+0200}, title = {Inter- and intra-modal matching in very low birth weight and small for gestational age adolescents.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.03.015}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 83, year = 2007 }