Cognitive abilities and school performance of extremely low birth weight children and matched term control children at age 8 years: A regional study

The intellectual, psychoeducational, and functional status of a regional cohort of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) survivors who weighed 501 to 1000 gm at birth (n = 143) and who were born between 1977 and 1981 was compared with that of control children born at term (n = 145) who were matched for gender, age, and social class. One hundred twenty-nine ELBW survivors (90%) were available; their mean birth weight was 839 +/- 124 gm and mean …