Abstract

DIAS, Luciana Brooking Teresa  and  RUBINI, Ercole da Cruz. Neuropsychological Characteristics of Preterm and Full-Term Infants Development: A Literature Review. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.2, pp.794-810.  Epub May 03, 2024. ISSN 1808-4281.  https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2022.68653.

This study aimed to investigate the neuropsychological characteristics of development in the first year of premature infants compared to full term infants through a literature review methodology. The search was conducted in the MEDLINE, APAPsycNet, Science Direct and SciELO databases, from 2004 to 2021, with the keyword "neuropsychology" combined with "infant premature" and "premature birth". Only four studies met the inclusion criteria, which were: samples of at least ten premature infants, compared to full-term infants up to one year of age; studies with at least a cognitive or language, motor and socio-emotional testing. The studies found reported the following results: a higher reactivity for anger in the premature, but lower reactivity for fear and play; motor impairment, difference in cognitive development index (considering chronological age), as well as lower scores in audiovisual, cognitive and language performance. In this sense, the studies suggest that preterm infants present distinct impairments when compared to full-term infants. With few longitudinal studies, it is argued that further studies focusing on integral development are needed.

Keywords : neuropsychology; child development; premature..

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