Prevalencia de trastornos del neurodesarrollo en niños/as prematuros de 0 a 5 años que asistieron al Centro de Desarrollo Infantil de la Universidad de Cuenca- CEDIUC del año 2015 al año 2019

Abstract

The first years of life are the most critical period where it is possible to use early stimulation to develop the maximum potential of children, this is confirmed by several studies. Thanks to the advances in neonatal medicine, mortality has decreased; but the risk in the psychomotor development stay to the absence of incomplete weeks. For the present research, we have considered the collection of data through medical records of each child from 0 to 5 years old who attended the Child Development Center of the University of Cuenca from 2015 to 2019. OVERALL OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders in premature children who attended the Child Development Center of the University of Cuenca from 2015 to 2019. METHODOLOGY Descriptive, retrospective and quantitative study, when information was collected from medical records of premature children who attended the CEDIUC from 2015 to 2019, knowing their prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders. For the tabulation and data analysis was used the computer-statistical program (IBM SPSS - v27) and Microsoft Excel 2019, the results will be presented in tables and graphs. USE OF RESULTS: Of the 388 medical records, the 67,8% were moderate preterm children, the 26% were very preterm and the 6,2% were extremely preterm. The 85,8% presented neurodevelopmental disorders, of which the 51% presented intellectual disability (global developmental delay) and 33,2% presented communication disorders (language disorders). The 89% belonged to male gender.