Resumen

GUERRA LABRADA, Anai; PELAYO GONZALEZ, Héctor Juan  y  HERRERA JIMENEZ, Luis F.. Very low birth weight, short and long term neuropsychological repercussions. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2018, vol.18, n.3, pp. 718-733. ISSN 1727-8120.

The problems of very low birth weight (MBP) have been dealt with for many years, however, research on the matter is approached from different perspectives and contexts, not always have its short and long term repercussions being considered as well as the interaction of different factors related to this biological risk. Therefore, this bibliographical review makes an assessment of international and Cuban studies devoted to very low birth weight children’s neuropsychological development. It was reached the conclusion that very low birth weight affects neuropsychological development from early ages to adolescence; for that reason, it is necessary to have an integrated approach of the problem that takes into account the biologicals risk, individual characteristics and the social context in which the child develops from the beginning, which will make the improvement of short and long term care to this risk group possible.

Palabras clave : very low birth weight; neuropsychological development.

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