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| Title |
Neuro-developmental outcome of a large cohort of growth discordant twins
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| Published in |
European Journal of Pediatrics, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00431-015-2648-8 |
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| Authors |
Cecilie Halling, Fergal D. Malone, Fionnuala M. Breathnach, Moira C. Stewart, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, John J. Morrison, Patrick Dicker, Fiona Manning, John David Corcoran, on behalf of Perinatal Ireland Research Consortium |
| Abstract |
Our aims were to study the effect of birthweight growth discordance (≥20 %) on neuro-developmental outcome of monochorionic and dichorionic twins and to compare the relative effects of foetal growth discordance and prematurity on cognitive outcome. We performed a cross-sectional multicentre prospective follow-up study from a cohort of 948 twin pregnancies. One hundred nineteen birthweight-discordant twin pairs were examined (24 monochorionic pairs) and were matched for gestational age at delivery with 111 concordant control pairs. Participants were assessed with the Bayley Scales between 24 and 42 months of age. Analysis was by paired t test for intra-twin pair differences and by multiple linear regression. Compared to the larger twin of a discordant pair, the smaller twin performed significantly worse in cognition (mean composite cognitive score difference = -1.7, 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 0.3-3.1, p = 0.01) and also in language and motor skills. Prematurity prior to 33 weeks' gestation, however, had a far greater impact on cognitive outcomes (mean cognitive composite score difference = -5.8, 95 % CI = 1.2-10.5, p = 0.008). Birthweight growth discordance of ≥20 % confers an independent adverse effect on long-term neuro-development of the smaller twin. However, prior to 33 weeks' gestation, gestational age at birth adversely affects cognitive development to a greater extent than foetal growth discordance. What is known: • Growth discordance is a common problem encountered in monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies. • Previous studies have demonstrated adverse developmental outcomes in one or two areas of development. What is new: • Growth discordance has a negative impact on all three areas of development: cognition, language and motor skills. • The current study is amongst the first to compare the impact of growth discordance and prematurity on cognitive outcomes. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Netherlands | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 84 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 17% |
| Unknown | 21 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 30% |
| Psychology | 12 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Unknown | 26 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 September 2019.
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#6,044,719
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Outputs from European Journal of Pediatrics
#1,182
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#73,771
of 284,487 outputs
Outputs of similar age from European Journal of Pediatrics
#8
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