학술논문
Relationship between Apgar scores and long-term cognitive outcomes in individuals with Down syndrome.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*APGAR score
*DOWN syndrome
*VISUAL memory
*SHORT-term memory
*COGNITIVE ability
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ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
This study examined the contribution of the Apgar score at 1 and 5 min after birth to later cognitive functioning in 168 individuals with Down syndrome who were between 6 and 25 years of age at time of cognitive testing. Our results showed that a lower Apgar score at 1 min was related to a worse performance in later cognitive measures of receptive vocabulary, verbal comprehension and production, visual memory and working memory. Results also showed that a lower Apgar score at 5 min was only related to worse later outcomes of verbal comprehension and production and auditory working memory. Our findings suggest a need for future studies investigating how specific perinatal events reflected in the Apgar score are linked to later cognitive functioning in individuals with Down syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]