Results of this review support the presence of sensory modulation problems in preterm children .
Sensory modulation problems may play a key role in underst and ing neurocognitive and behavioral sequelae in preterm children .
Some support is found for a dose-response relationship between both white matter brain injury and length of NICU stay and sensory modulation problems
BACKGROUND Neurodevelopmental sequelae in preterm born children are generally considered to result from cerebral white matter damage and noxious effects of environmental factors in the neonatal intensive care unit ( NICU ) .
Cerebral white matter damage is associated with sensory processing problems in terms of registration , integration and modulation .
However , research into sensory processing problems and , in particular , sensory modulation problems , is scarce in preterm children .
AIM This review aims to integrate available evidence on sensory modulation problems in preterm infants and children ( < 37 weeks of gestation ) and their association with neurocognitive and behavioral problems .
Infant behavioral assessment and intervention program in very low birth weight infants improves independency in mobility at preschool age.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of the Infant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program ( © ) ( IBAIP ) in very low birth weight infants on sensory processing and daily activities at preschool age . STUDY DESIGN Follow-up of children included in a r and omized controlled trial . Eighty-six infants were enrolled in post-discharge IBAIP until 6 months corrected age , and 90 infants received st and ard care .  At 3.5 years of age , the  Sensory Profile-Dutch version ( SP-NL ) and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Dutch version ( PEDI-NL ) were administered . For comparison , parents of 41 term-born children also completed the SP-NL . RESULTS Seventy-six children ( 88 % ) in the IBAIP group and 75 children ( 83 % ) children in the control group were examined at 44 months corrected age . After adjustment for pre-r and omization differences in perinatal characteristics , the IBAIP group outperformed the control group significantly on SP-NL domains of oral sensory processing and sensory processing related to endurance/tone and PEDI-NL domains of mobility . The control group only scored significantly lower than the term group on the SP-NL domain endurance/tone . The very low birth weight groups performed significantly below the PEDI-NL 's norm . CONCLUSION In line with the positive developmental effects of the IBAIP until 24 months corrected age , independency in mobility in daily activities was improved at 3.5 years
Results of this review support the presence of sensory modulation problems in preterm children .
Sensory modulation problems may play a key role in underst and ing neurocognitive and behavioral sequelae in preterm children .
Some support is found for a dose-response relationship between both white matter brain injury and length of NICU stay and sensory modulation problems
BACKGROUND Neurodevelopmental sequelae in preterm born children are generally considered to result from cerebral white matter damage and noxious effects of environmental factors in the neonatal intensive care unit ( NICU ) .
Cerebral white matter damage is associated with sensory processing problems in terms of registration , integration and modulation .
However , research into sensory processing problems and , in particular , sensory modulation problems , is scarce in preterm children .
AIM This review aims to integrate available evidence on sensory modulation problems in preterm infants and children ( < 37 weeks of gestation ) and their association with neurocognitive and behavioral problems .