Neuropsychiatric development of children in the first 6 months of life born with fetus growth delay

  • Dmitry O Ivanov St Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
  • Lyudmila V Kozlova The Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
  • Vitaly V Derevtsov Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research Center

Abstract

Features of the neurological status and neuropsychiatric development (NPD) in children at the age of 6 month of life born with fetus growth delay (G 1) in comparison with children born without fetus growth delay (G 2) are revealed in the article. Attention group was composed of 13 (22.41%) of children G 1. NPD delay was reported in 15.69% of children in G 1 and in 20.51% of children in G 2 at the age of 3 month of life. Thus, 13.73% of G 1 children (17.59% of G 2 children) were included in the attention group while 1.96% of G 1 children (2.56% of G 2 children) composed the control group. By the end of the first six months of life proper NPD was observed in the same percentage of cases (33.33% in G 1). Lower harmonious development dominated in all cases, but non-harmonious NRD was observed in children of G 2 born with fetus growth delay. Attention group was composed of 58.82% of G 1 children, risk group – of 5.88% and dispensary group – of 1.96%. Changes in the following lines of development were registered: general movement, active speech, skills and social behavior.