TY - JOUR
T1 - Visual perception and visual-motor integration in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children: A meta-analysis
AU - Geldof, C. J. A.
AU - van Wassenaer, A. G.
AU - de Kieviet, J. F.
AU - Kok, J. H.
AU - Oosterlaan, J.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - A range of neurobehavioral impairments, including impaired visual perception and visual-motor integration, are found in very preterm born children, but reported findings show great variability. We aimed to aggregate the existing literature using meta-analysis, in order to provide robust estimates of the effect of very preterm birth on visual perceptive and visual-motor integration abilities. Very preterm born children showed deficits in visual-spatial abilities (medium to large effect sizes) but not in visual closure perception. Tests reporting broad visual perceptive indices showed inconclusive results. In addition, impaired visual-motor integration was found (medium effect size), particularly in boys compared to girls. The observed visual-spatial and visual-motor integration deficits may arise from affected occipital-parietal-frontal neural circuitries. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
AB - A range of neurobehavioral impairments, including impaired visual perception and visual-motor integration, are found in very preterm born children, but reported findings show great variability. We aimed to aggregate the existing literature using meta-analysis, in order to provide robust estimates of the effect of very preterm birth on visual perceptive and visual-motor integration abilities. Very preterm born children showed deficits in visual-spatial abilities (medium to large effect sizes) but not in visual closure perception. Tests reporting broad visual perceptive indices showed inconclusive results. In addition, impaired visual-motor integration was found (medium effect size), particularly in boys compared to girls. The observed visual-spatial and visual-motor integration deficits may arise from affected occipital-parietal-frontal neural circuitries. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.025
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.025
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22115913
SN - 0891-4222
VL - 33
SP - 726
EP - 736
JO - Research in developmental disabilities
JF - Research in developmental disabilities
IS - 2
ER -