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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 41765" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Welcome!</p><p></p><p>I have to agree with- Lisa that with- the brain bleed, I would be extremely suspicious of a neurodevelopmental issue. My oldest kiddo was a 30-weeker in the days before Surfactant - no bleed but severe hypoxia. I used to stay on top of preemie studies, but at this point... it's kind of old news in our house. :wink: </p><p></p><p>There was/is an ongoing Canadian study on the effects of prematurity. The last time I read about it was probably 9 years ago, and it had been going on for a decade or more at that point. I seem to recall that they were finding there were more long-term issues with LBW preemies (under that magic 1500 grams), along the lines of ADHD types of behaviors, learning disabilities, etc., as they hit older ages, even if they didn't have the more obvious developmental issues they were at risk for. I can't find the silly study, being apparently google impaired this afternoon, but I *think* it's one of the first and most involved studies regarding growth and development of LBW kiddos as they move into school age and beyond. It has to be in its second decade now - I'm 99% sure it's still going on.</p><p></p><p>OK, still google impaired, but after searching again I finally found Helen Harrison's name and a good listing on her site about relatively recent research on "normal" preemies (I'm assuming those without CP or other obvious developmental disabilities) and behavioral/learning issues as they hit school age. <a href="http://www.comeunity.com/premature/research/helen-packets-comments.html" target="_blank">http://www.comeunity.com/premature/research/helen-packets-comments.html</a></p><p></p><p>Not saying that the gene pool :wink: hasn't muddied the waters but, given my bias re: prematurity and its effects, I'd probably head more in the direction of a neurodevelopmental pediatrician first. Can you get copies of MRIs/CTs done while she was in NICU? Might help clarify things or maybe get someone to consider repeating an MRI. </p><p></p><p>Anyway... welcome and glad you found us!! :smile: :laugh:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 41765, member: 8"] Welcome! I have to agree with- Lisa that with- the brain bleed, I would be extremely suspicious of a neurodevelopmental issue. My oldest kiddo was a 30-weeker in the days before Surfactant - no bleed but severe hypoxia. I used to stay on top of preemie studies, but at this point... it's kind of old news in our house. [img]:wink:[/img] There was/is an ongoing Canadian study on the effects of prematurity. The last time I read about it was probably 9 years ago, and it had been going on for a decade or more at that point. I seem to recall that they were finding there were more long-term issues with LBW preemies (under that magic 1500 grams), along the lines of ADHD types of behaviors, learning disabilities, etc., as they hit older ages, even if they didn't have the more obvious developmental issues they were at risk for. I can't find the silly study, being apparently google impaired this afternoon, but I *think* it's one of the first and most involved studies regarding growth and development of LBW kiddos as they move into school age and beyond. It has to be in its second decade now - I'm 99% sure it's still going on. OK, still google impaired, but after searching again I finally found Helen Harrison's name and a good listing on her site about relatively recent research on "normal" preemies (I'm assuming those without CP or other obvious developmental disabilities) and behavioral/learning issues as they hit school age. [url="http://www.comeunity.com/premature/research/helen-packets-comments.html"]http://www.comeunity.com/premature/research/helen-packets-comments.html[/url] Not saying that the gene pool [img]:wink:[/img] hasn't muddied the waters but, given my bias re: prematurity and its effects, I'd probably head more in the direction of a neurodevelopmental pediatrician first. Can you get copies of MRIs/CTs done while she was in NICU? Might help clarify things or maybe get someone to consider repeating an MRI. Anyway... welcome and glad you found us!! [img]:smile:[/img] [img]:laugh:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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