Eur J Clin Nutr. 1998 Jan;52 Suppl 1:S54-8.

Neurodevelopmental outcome of small-for-gestational-age infants.

Goldenberg RL, Hoffman HJ, Cliver SP.

University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294-7333, USA.

Despite many methodological difficulties, studies evaluating the relationship between being small for gestational age (SGA) at birth and various measures of adverse neurologic outcome generally show significant associations. Nevertheless, cerebral palsy is rarely found in SGA infants. Minimal neurologic dysfunction is more commonly seen in males and lower socioeconomic SGA children, and is often associated with attention deficits, hyperactivity, clumsiness, and poor school performance. Vision and hearing are generally not disturbed in SGA infants.