Reduced growth during early infancy in very low birth weight children with autism spectrum disorder

Early Hum Dev. 2016 Jul:98:23-7. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2016.05.001. Epub 2016 Jun 28.

Authors

Kana Ikejiri¹, Mariko Hosozawa², Satomi Mitomo², Kyoko Tanaka³, Toshiaki Shimizu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: kebara@juntendo.ac.jp.
² Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Psychosocial Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 27367970
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2016.05.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders; Infant growth; Preterm; Very low birth weight.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Autism Spectrum Disorder / diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder / epidemiology*
Body Size*
Child
Child Development*
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / growth & development*
Male