Autism Spectrum Disorders in Extremely Preterm Children
The Journal of PediatricsPublished 15 January 2010
Samantha Johnson, Chris Hollis, Puja Kochhar, Enid Hennessy, Dieter Wolke, Neil Marlow
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These symptoms and disorders were associated with neurocognitive outcomes, suggesting that ASD may result from abnormal brain development in this population of extremely preterm children in middle childhood.
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Extremely preterm children are at increased risk for autism spectrum symptoms and ASD in middle childhood. These symptoms and disorders were associated with neurocognitive outcomes, suggesting that ASD may result from abnormal brain development in this population.
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