This thesis aimed to build and analyze the effectiveness of a Psychomotor Operating Hypothesis as a strategy for treatment in early intervention term and preterm babies at risk for the development and / or psychological risk. As a secondary objective, gathered theoretical frameworks that integrate a Psychomotor Working Hypothesis, from studies on child development, structure aspects and instruments, the main psychomotor conceptual elements: Schema (EC) and body image (IC) and the clinical intervention early. The thesis has qualitative character, longitudinal, clinical quasi-experimental. Is part of a study evaluating babies in order to identify whether there are differences in the results of PRÉAUT protocols, Child Development Risk Indicators (IRDls) and Denver II, between preterm and term. The thesis of the strategy was research from multiple case study. The sample was for convenience, being a baby born preterm and full term, identified with psychological risk and / or delay in development in the study mentioned above. The babies were treated in early intervention by an occupational therapist, and gave up from a psychomotor working hypothesis for three and five months, respectively. The visits occur once a week, and were filmed and reported in a field diary. The footage was used to identify scenes to contribute in the discussion on the effectiveness or otherwise of treatment in early intervention based on the Psychomotor Working Hypothesis. The results were obtained by comparing the stated objectives and effects of treatment, identifying the approach strategies. The two cases confirm that psychomotor irregularity presented as delay problem in the psychomotor development in both with a psychomotor agitation in one case, that can be treated from a psychomotor working hypothesis, considering the uniqueness of the interpretation of symptoms as a announcement Baby on themselves and on the other, guided by family year in which the baby is encouraged to do / be. Confirmed the sensitivity of PRÉAUT, IRDls and protocols for delay detection risk in the development and / or psychological. Results reinforced the thesis that a psychomotor working hypothesis is an important procedure for evaluation in the clinic with baby. They emphasize the importance of the interpretation of the effect of the construction of IC on the baby EC in a dialectical relationship with their parents. HF is interpreted in light of the psychoanalytic concepts of maternal and paternal role to ensure the desired places subject to assumption and castrated, from the place of the parents of the sinthome. The EC is taken as the motor and cognitive functioning announcing the psychic place where the IC is being prepared, breaking with the idea of behavioral treatment for babies. From the perspective of an occupational therapist, clinical early intervention built through psychomotor clinic of contributions taken as a do / be, can be used to treat babies who have developmental delay with symptoms of motor skills, cognitive and psychological that They should be interpreted in light of a psychomotor function hypothesis. / Nesta tese objetivou-se construir e analisar a efetividade de uma Hipótese de Funcionamento Psicomotor como estratégia para tratamento em intervenção precoce de bebês a termo e prematuros, com risco ao desenvolvimento e/ou risco psíquico. Como objetivos secundários, reuniram-se referenciais teóricos que integram uma Hipótese de Funcionamento Psicomotor, a partir de estudos sobre desenvolvimento infantil, aspectos estruturais e instrumentais, os principais elementos conceituais psicomotores: esquema (EC) e imagem corporal (IC) e sobre a clínica em intervenção precoce. A tese tem cunho qualitativo, longitudinal, clínico quase experimental. Faz parte de um estudo que avalia bebês com objetivo de identificar se existe diferença nos resultados dos protocolos PRÉAUT, Indicadores de Risco de Desenvolvimento Infantil (IRDIs) e Denver II, entre prematuros e a termo. A estratégia da tese foi de investigação a partir de estudo de casos múltiplos. A amostra foi por conveniência, sendo um bebê nascido prematuro e um a termo, identificados com risco psíquico e/ou atraso no desenvolvimento no estudo acima citado. Os bebês foram tratados em intervenção precoce por um terapeuta ocupacional, e deu-se a partir de uma Hipótese de Funcionamento Psicomotor, por três e cinco meses, respectivamente. Os atendimentos acontecerem uma vez por semana, e foram filmados e relatados em diário de campo. As filmagens foram utilizadas para identificar cenas que contribuíssem na discussão sobre a eficácia ou não do tratamento em intervenção precoce baseado na Hipótese de Funcionamento Psicomotor. Os resultados foram obtidos comparando os objetivos traçados e os efeitos do tratamento, identificando-se as estratégias de abordagem. Os dois casos clínicos confirmam que a irregularidade psicomotora apresentada como problema de atraso no desenvolvimento psicomotor em ambos, combinado a agitação psicomotora em um caso , pode ser tratada a partir de uma Hipótese de Funcionamento Psicomotor, pois considera a singularidade da interpretação dos sintomas como um anúncio do bebê sobre si e sobre o outro, pautado pelo exercício familiar em que o bebê é estimulado a fazer/ser. Confirma a sensibilidade dos protocolos PRÉAUT e IRDIs para detecção de risco de atraso no desenvolvimento e/ou psíquico. Os resultados reforçam a tese de a hipótese do funcionamento psicomotor tornar-se um procedimento de avaliação fundamental na clínica com bebê. Enfatizam a importância da interpretação sobre o efeito da construção da IC sobre o EC do bebê em uma relação dialética com seus pais. A IC é interpretada a luz dos conceitos psicanalíticos de função materna e paterna para garantir os lugares de suposição de sujeito desejado e castrado, a partir do lugar do sinthoma dos pais. O EC é tomado como o funcionamento motor e cognitivo que anuncia o lugar psíquico em que a IC está sendo elaborada, rompendo com a ideia de tratamento comportamental para bebês. Sob a ótica de um terapeuta ocupacional, a clínica da intervenção precoce construída por meio de aportes da clinica psicomotora tomada como um fazer/ser, pode ser utilizada para o tratamento de bebês que apresentam atraso no desenvolvimento com sintomas de aquisições motoras, cognitivas e psíquicas que devem ser interpretadas a luz de uma Hipótese de Funcionamento Psicomotor.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T17:32:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RESUMO - Sheila C S Pacheco.pdf: 60890 bytes, checksum: 735ed028e5b824bc91236e13f50b161e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Researches have been indicating a close relationship between cognitive and motor function. There is evidence that academic performance is closely related to the level of motor proficiency. First school years provide a solid base for more integrated motor skills required in upper grades. Therefore, it is crucial to test elementary school-aged children early on motor skill ability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between motor function and school performance at ages 8-11 years. Besides this, we were also interested in if there was a specific type of motor function that may be an influencing factor at this age, specially, interlimb coordination. Motor and academic skills were examined in 101 Brazilian children from three public school using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) (Fine Manual Control, Manual Coordination, Body Coordination, and Strength & Agility) and Academic Performance Test (APT). Children were classified using percentiles representing LOW (less than or equal to 25%), AVERAGE (between greater than 25% and less than 75%) and HIGH (greater than or equal to 75%). Children considered AVERAGE were not included in this study. T test and regression logistic analyses were used to examine the association between motor function and academic performance (classified as low and high). Results indicated a significant difference between groups for Total Motor Composite (p<.001) favoring the High group. Regression analyses revealed a significant relation between academic and motor performance, specially, Body Coordination. Of the subtests of Body Coordination (Bilateral Coordination and Balance), Bilateral Coordination accounted for the highest impact on academic performance. The results support the close relationship between the motor and academic performance, especially in activities involving the interlimb coordination in children of 8-11 years. / Pesquisadores tem demonstrado uma relação entre as funções cognitivas e motoras. Há evidencias que o desempenho escolar está diretamente relacionando ao nível de proficiência motora. Os primeiros anos escolares fornecem uma base sólida para as habilidades motoras as quais são necessárias para os anos escolares mais avançados. Portanto, é fundamental avaliar as habilidades motoras de crianças em idade escolar que estejam em anos do ensino fundamental. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a relação entre a função motora e o desempenho escolar em idades 8-11 anos. De forma especifica, foi analisada qual a área motora que mais se relaciona com o desempenho escolar na idade investigada e se haveria relação entre a coordenação entre os membros e o desempenho escolar. As habilidades motoras e escolares foram investigadas em 101 crianças provenientes de escolas públicas. Utilizou-se como instrumentos de medidas o Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2 (BOT-2) (Controle Motor Fino, Coordenação Manual, Coordenação Corporal, e Força & Agilidade) e o Teste de Desempenho Escolar (TDE). As crianças foram classificadas utilizando percentis Baixo (menor ou igual a 25%), na Média (maior que 25% e menor que 75%) e Alto (maior ou igual a 75%), obtido de acordo com o escore bruto de desempenho escolar. Crianças consideradas na média não foram incluídas neste estudo. Para examinar a associação entre a função motora e o desempenho escolar entre os grupos Baixo e Alto foram utilizadas análises por Test T e regressão logística. Os resultados indicaram uma diferença significativa entre os grupos para a Composição Motora Total (p <0,001) que favorecia o grupo Alto. As análises por regressão logística indicaram uma relação significativa entre o desempenho escolar e motor, especialmente, na Coordenação Corporal. Ao analisar os subtestes de Coordenação Corporal (Coordenação Bilateral e Equilíbrio), somente a Coordenação Bilateral demonstrou ser significante, com maior impacto sobre o desempenho escolar. Os resultados apoiam a estreita relação entre o comportamento motor e o desempenho escolar, principalmente de coordenação entre os membros em crianças de 8 a 11 anos de idade.

Com o aumento da acessibilidade à tecnologia, programas de reabilitação para pessoas com paralisia cerebral (PC) usam cada vez mais ambientes de realidade virtual para melhorar o desempenho e a prática motora. Sendo assim, é importante verificar se a melhoria de desempenho em uma tarefa praticada em ambiente com característica virtual pode ser observado quando esta mesma tarefa for praticada em ambiente com característica real. Para analisar esta questão, foram avaliadas 64 pessoas, das quais 32 com PC e 32 com desenvolvimento típico (DT), ambos os grupos submetidos a duas tarefas de timing coincidente: a) tarefa em ambiente com característica real (com contato físico), na qual era necessário \"interceptar\" um objeto virtual que se movimentava na tela do computador, e no momento em que este objeto chegasse ao ponto de interceptação as pessoas deveriam pressionar a barra de espaço no teclado; b) tarefa em ambiente com característica virtual (sem contato físico), na qual as pessoas foram instruídas a \"interceptar\" o objeto virtual, fazendo um movimento com a mão sob uma webcam (ambiente virtual). Os resultados indicaram que as pessoas com PC apresentaram menor acurácia do que as pessoas com desenvolvimento típico, no entanto melhoraram seu desempenho durante a tarefa. É importante ressaltar que os resultados também mostraram que depois de praticar a tarefa sem contato físico, o desempenho das pessoas com PC na tarefa com contato físico manteve-se pior do que o desempenho de pessoas que praticaram a primeira tarefa com contato físico. Podemos concluir que a utilização de ambientes virtuais para reabilitação motora em pessoas com PC deve ser considerada com cautela, já que o ambiente em que a tarefa é realizada apresenta implicações importantes na aprendizagem desta população / With the growing accessibility of computer-assisted technology, rehabilitation programs for individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) increasingly use virtual reality environments to enhance motor practice. Thus, it is important to examine whether performance improvements in the virtual environment generalize to the natural environment. To examine this issue, we had 64 individuals, 32 of which were individuals with CP and 32 typically developing individuals, practice two coincidence-timing tasks. In the more tangible button-press task, the individuals were required to \'intercept\' a falling virtual object at the moment it reached the interception point by pressing a key. In the more abstract, less tangible task, they were instructed to \'intercept\' the virtual object by making a hand movement in a virtual environment. The results showed that individuals with CP timed less accurate than typically developing individuals, especially for the more abstract task in the virtual environment. The individuals with CP did -as did their typically developing peers- improve coincidence timing with practice on both tasks. Importantly, however, these improvements were specific to the practice environment, there was no transfer of learning. It is concluded that the implementation of virtual environments for motor rehabilitation in individuals with CP should not be taken for granted but needs to be considered carefully

A apraxia é uma desordem dos movimentos aprendidos que não é resultado de fraqueza ou alteração sensitiva. Esta alteração pode ser devida a um prejuízo na execução têmporo-espacial ou na própria elaboração do gesto. Um protocolo de avaliação de praxias deve conter elementos que sejam capazes de avaliar o sistema executivo sem a interferência do sistema conceitual e vice-versa. Para isso o sujeito deve produzir gestos, bem como deve ser capaz de reconhecê-los. Contudo essa avaliação pode sofrer influência de variáveis como a idade, o sexo e a escolaridade. Esse trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar a influência das variáveis sexo, idade e escolaridade no desempenho de indivíduos idosos saudáveis em um protocolo de produção e reconhecimento de gestos, bem como a confiabilidade intra e inter-examinador do protocolo de produção e a confiabilidade intra-examinador do protocolo de reconhecimento. Para isso foram avaliados 96 indivíduos divididos em dois grupos. Um grupo formado por indivíduos com idades de 60 a 74 anos e outro grupo formado por indivíduos com idades iguais ou superiores a 75 anos. Cada grupo era formado por um número igual de homens e mulheres e era subdivido em quatro grupos de acordo com a escolaridade: analfabetos, de 1 a 3 anos, de 4 a 7 anos e igual ou superior a 8 anos. No protocolo de produção de gestos solicitava-se aos indivíduos que realizassem gestos ao comando verbal e à imitação. No protocolo de reconhecimento, o indivíduo assistia a um vídeo no qual ele deveria ser capaz de discriminar gestos conhecidos de desconhecidos, gestos bem realizados de mal realizados, associar gestos a objetos, bem como nomear gestos. Os resultados revelaram que tanto a idade quanto a escolaridade influenciaram o desempenho no protocolo de produção de gestos. Os gestos ao comando verbal obtiveram menor porcentagem de acerto do que os gestos realizados à imitação. Já no protocolo de reconhecimento, as três variáveis influenciaram de forma significativa o desempenho. A análise final mostrou que, levando-se em conta a escolaridade, podemos observar três grandes grupos: os analfabetos, os indivíduos que estudaram de 1 a 7 anos e aqueles com oito ou mais anos de escolaridade. Também mostrou que os indivíduos mais velhos, a exemplo da produção, apresentam pior desempenho e que mulheres reconhecem mais gestos do que homens. Os achados estão de acordo com relatos de que o aumento da idade, a diminuição da escolaridade e mesmo o sexo são fatores capazes de influenciar o desempenho dos indivíduos em testes neuropsicológicos. O protocolo de produção apresentou elevada confiabilidade, tanto intra quanto inter-examinador, além de excelente consistência interna. O protocolo de reconhecimento também apresentou resultados satisfatórios tanto de confiabilidade inter-examinador quanto de consistência interna / Apraxia is a loss of the ability to perform learned skill movements when this loss cannot be accounted for by elemental motor deficits, such as weakness or sensory deficits. This disorder could result in damage of the spatio-temporal characteristics of the execution of the movement or in the proper elaboration of the gesture. A protocol of praxis evaluation must contain elements that are capable to evaluate the executive system without interference from the conceptual system and vice versa. For this purpose, subjects must produce gestures, and also recognize them. Nevertheless, this evaluation can suffer influence from variables such as age, gender and education. The goals of this work were to evaluate the influence of the variables gender, age and education in the performance of healthy elderly individuals in a protocol of gesture production and recognition, as well as the intra- and inter-examiner reliability of the production protocol and the intra-examiner reliability of the recognition protocol. For this 96 individuals divided in two groups were evaluated. A group (A) formed by subjects aged 60 to 74 years and another group formed by individuals aged 75 years or over. Each group was formed by an equal number of men and women and it was subdivides in four groups in accordance with the educational level of the subjects: illiterates, 1 to 3 years, 4 to 7 years and 8 or more years of schooling. In gesture production, individuals were requested to accomplish the tasks on verbal command and imitation. In the recognition protocol the individuals should watch a video in which they were asked to discriminate between known and unknown gestures, discriminate between correctly and incorrectly performed acts, to associate gestures to objects, as well as to perform gesture naming. The results revealed that age as well as educational level influence the performance in the protocol of gesture production. Gesture performance on verbal command was more difficult than on imitation. On the recognition protocol, the three variables significantly influence the performance. The final analysis showed that taking into account the educational level, three major groups emerged: the illiterates, the individuals with 1 to 7 years and those with eight or more years of schooling. The older individuals, similar to what was observed in the production protocol, presented worse performance than their younger counterparts, and women were able to recognize more gestures than men. These findings are in agreement with studies showing that with the increase of the age, the decrease of formal education and gender are factors that influence the performance of the individuals in neuropsychological tests. The production protocol presented both high intra- and inter-rater reliability and excellent internal consistency. The recognition protocol also showed adequate inter-examiner reliability as well as good internal consistency

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OBJECTIVE: Metamemory is integral for strategizing about memory intentions. This study investigated the prospective memory (PM) deficit in Parkinson's disease (PD) from a metamemory viewpoint, with the aim of examining whether metamemory deficits might contribute to PM deficits in PD. METHOD: Sixteen patients with PD and 16 healthy older adult controls completed a time-based PM task (initiating a key press at two specified times during an ongoing task), and an event-based PM task (initiating a key press in response to animal words during an ongoing task). To measure metamemory participants were asked to predict and postdict their memory performance before and after completing the tasks, as well as complete a self-report questionnaire regarding their everyday memory function. RESULTS: The PD group had no impairment, relative to controls, on the event-based task, but had prospective (initiating the key press) and retrospective (recalling the instructions) impairments on the time-based task. The PD group also had metamemory impairments on the time-based task; they were inaccurate at predicting their performance before doing the task but, became accurate when making postdictions. This suggests impaired metamemory knowledge but preserved metamemory monitoring. There were no group differences regarding PD patients' self-reported PM performance on the questionnaire. CONCLUSIONS: These results reinforce previous findings that PM impairments in PD are dependent on task type. Several accounts of PM failures in time-based tasks are presented, in particular, ways in which mnemonic and metacognitive deficits may contribute to the difficulties observed on the time-based task.

No / Postural instability in older people is associated with an increased risk of falling. This experiment investigated the effects of different gaze strategies on postural stability in older people, when using distance single-vision compared with multifocal (progressive addition lens and bifocal) spectacles. METHODS: Eighteen healthy older habitual multifocal spectacle-wearers (mean age 72.1 +/- 4.0 years) participated in a randomised, cross-over study. Postural stability during quiet standing was assessed as the root mean square excursion in the centre of pressure (RMS-COP) in the antero-posterior direction. Ground reaction force data were collected (for 30 seconds), while subjects viewed one of two visual targets (one square metre) of different spatial frequencies and contrasts, while wearing either distance single-vision or multifocal (progressive addition and bifocal) spectacles. The visual targets were positioned either ahead at eye-level or on the ground (viewing distance 2.06 metres) and viewed under the following head-gaze conditions; 'head neutral-gaze forward', 'head flexed-gaze down' and 'head neutral-gaze down'. RESULTS: The type of spectacles worn or the target viewed had no significant effect on postural stability but postural stability deteriorated (antero-posterior RMS-COP excursion increased) in the 'head neutral-gaze down' compared with the 'head flexed-gaze down' and 'head neutral-gaze forward' conditions (5.9, 5.5 and 5.0 mm respectively, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Multifocal use had no effect on standing postural stability. Irrespective of spectacles worn, when fixating a visual target positioned at ground level, postural stability was better in the 'head flexed-gaze down' condition compared with the 'head neutral-gaze down' condition. A useful strategy to reduce falling in the older person might be to advise multifocal and distance single-vision spectacle-wearers to flex their heads rather than just lower their eyes when looking downwards.

Bien que l’imagerie motrice positive ait été bien étudiée et est utilisée en réhabilitation, l’effet de l’imagerie motrice négative est beaucoup moins connu. Le but de cette recherche était de définir si l’intention et/ou l’imagerie motrice négative serait en mesure de réduire l’effet d’une stimulation magnétique transcrânienne (SMT) sur le cortex moteur. Vingt participants ont reçu trente stimulations de SMT dans trois situations différentes : En restant passif, en portant une attention particulière aux sensations dans leur main ou en tentant de réduire l’effet de la SMT. La moitié des participants ont utilisé une stratégie d’imagerie motrice, l’autre moitié leur intention. Dans les deux cas, l’amplitude dans la condition de modulation n’a pas été réduite de façon significative. / Although positive motor imagery has been widely studied and is used in rehabilitation, the effect of negative motor imagery on our motor system is less well understood. Our goal was to ascertain whether intention and/or negative visual imagery is effective in decreasing the twitch resulting from transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the primary motor cortex. Twenty participants received 30 TMS stimulations in three different conditions: remaining passive, paying particular attention to the sensations in their hand, and attempting to modulate the amplitude of the resulting movement. To do this, half the participants used an imagery strategy, whereas the other half used an intention strategy. In both cases, amplitude in the modulation condition was not significantly reduced.

Introdução: A síndrome Spoan é uma forma de paraplegia espástica complicada de herança recessiva recentemente identificada em indivíduos originários do sudoeste do estado do Rio Grande do Norte. O quadro clínico é caracterizado por atrofia óptica congênita, paraplegia crural espástica de caráter progressivo e neuropatia axonal levando a perda da função motora em membros superiores. A caracterização fenotípica dessa doença não está completa, e não foram realizados estudos quantitativos e funcionais, que poderiam mensurar a intensidade e contribuir para a definição de uma estratégia de reabilitação. Objetivos: caracterizar o desempenho motor e as habilidades funcionais de indivíduos acometidos pela Spoan. Casuística e metodologia: participaram do estudo 61 indivíduos com diagnóstico clínico de Spoan com idade entre 5 e 72 anos. Avaliou-se a força de preensão palmar por meio do dinamômetro hidráulico de Jamar e a sensibilidade a pressão profunda e protetora dos pés e mãos por meio dos monofilamentos de náilon de Semmes-Weinstein. Definiu-se o grau de dependência dos indivíduos afetados por meio do Índice de Barthel modificado. Considerou-se para a descrição do desempenho motor: 1. quantificação da espasticidade, por meio da escala modificada de Ashworth; 2. grau de disfunção, de acordo com a escala ponderada de paraplegia espástica descrita por Schule e a escala funcional de paraplegia espástica hereditária descrita por Fink; 3. grau da capacidade de deambulação, por meio do índice de deambulação 4. grau da capacidade de sentar, por meio da escala de avaliação motora. Resultados: constatou-se fraqueza de preensão manual em todos os indivíduos e os valores obtidos indicam correlação inversa moderada entre a idade e a força manual. A sensibilidade mostrava-se anormal em 100% dos indivíduos avaliados em pelo menos seis pontos dos pés e mãos. O grau de dependência foi mínimo em 3,3%, médio em 23,3%, grave em 46,6% e total em 26,6% dos pacientes. Na escala de Schule, 60% dos indivíduos obtiveram entre 40/52 e 52/52 pontos e na escala de Fink detectou-se grau 5 (máximo) de disfunção em 71% dos pacientes. O grau de espasticidade teve uma distribuição bimodal, em média, de 30,5% com grau 1 e 37,7% grau 4. A capacidade de deambulação mostrou-se reduzida, com 83% dos indivíduos restritos a cadeira de rodas e 11% acamados. A habilidade de sentar-se estava preservada em todos os pacientes, sendo que 53% o faziam apenas com apoio. Conclusão: A síndrome Spoan é uma forma grave de paraplegia espástica hereditária, responsável por incapacidade progressiva e duradoura. / INTRODUCTION: Spoan syndrome is a complex form of spastic paraplegia of recessive inheritance recently identified in individuals from Southwest of Rio Grande do Norte state. Clinical features are characterized by congenital optic atrophy, progressive spastic paraplegia, and axonal neuropathy, resulting in severe handicap. Phenotypic description of this disease is nevertheless not complete; functional and quantitative studies, that would help planning a rehabilitation strategy, have not been undertaken. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the motor performance and functional abilities of individual with Spoan syndrome. CASUISTIC AND METHODS: 61 individuals with confirmed diagnosis of Spoan, with ages ranging from 5 and 72 years were evaluated. Hand grip strength was measured with a Jamar hydraulic dynamometer and the sensitivity to deep pressure and protective hands and feet with Semmes-Weinstein nylon monofilaments. Functional abilities were verified by the Modified Barthel Index. For motor performance, the following procedures were performed: 1. Spasticity quantification, according to modified Ashworth scale; 2. Dysfunction level, according to the spastic paraplegia rating scale described by Schule and functional scale of hereditary spastic paraplegia described by Fink; 3. Gait ability, verified with deambulation index; 4.Sitting ability, using motor assessment scale. RESULTS: grip hand weakness was reduced in all patients, with a moderate inverse correlation between age and hand strength. Sensibility was abnormal in 100% of evaluated individuals in at least six points of hands and feet. Dependency level was minimum in 3.3%, moderate in 23.3%, severe in 46.6%, and total in 26.6% of individuals. According to Schule s scale , 60% of individuals scored between 40/52 and 52/52 points; in Fink s scale,71% achieved level 5 (maximum) of dysfunction. Spasticity level had a bimodal distribution, with 30,5% achieving level 1 and 37,7% level 4. Gait ability was reduced, with 83% of individuals being wheelchair bound and 11% bedridden. Sitting ability was preserved in all patients, but 53% were able to sit only with support. CONCLUSION: Spoan syndrome is a severe form of hereditary spastic paraplegia that is responsible for progressive and long lasting handicap.

<p>Uvod: Infertilitet se defini&scaron;e kao bezuspe&scaron;na koncepcija nakon jedne godine seksualnih odnosa bez upotrebe kontracepcije u fertilnoj fazi menstrualnog ciklusa. Metode asistirane reprodukcije predstavljaju efektivan način lečenja infertiliteta. Ispitivanje i identifikacija kratkoročnih i dugoročnih efekata arteficijalnih reproduktivnih tehnologija je veoma izazovan zadatak. Prvenstveni razlog tome je velika heterogenost u načinu sakupljanja, obrade, klasifikacije i tumačenja, sada već, obilja informacija koje su prikupljene u različitim istraživanjima. Individualni pristup lečenju neplodnosti, brz napredak i stalne promene u metodologiji arteficijalnih reproduktivnih tehnologija, uz ranije navedene pote&scaron;koće u vezi sa prikupljanjem i analizom podataka, značajno otežavaju precizno sagledavanje svih mogućih rizika i posledica arteficijanog začeća. Uprkos brojnim istraživanjima, naučnim publikacijama i akumuliranim dokazima, ostale su mnoge dileme u vezi odgovora na pitanja - da li su arteficijalno začete trudnoće u većoj meri praćene rizicima za neadekvatan razvoj ploda, lo&scaron;ijim perinatalnim ishodom i kakve su dugoročne posledice po decu, kao i da li su ovi rizici podjednako zastupljeni u jednoplodnim i vi&scaron;eplodnim trudnoćama.<br />Cilj rada: Ciljevi rada su bili da se utvrdi struktura morbiditeta kod prevremeno rođene dece začete vantelesnom oplodnjom (iz jednoplodnih i vi&scaron;eplodnih trudnoća) u prve dve godine života, te da se identifikuju perinatalni faktori koji su povezani sa pojavom akutnih i hroničnih komplikacija i oboljenja kod prevremeno rođene dece začete vantelesnom oplodnjom. Takođe, cilj rada je bio da se utvrde karakteristike psihomotornog razvoja kod prevremeno rođene dece začete vantelesnom oplodnjom na kraju dvanestog, osamnaestog i dvadesetčetvrtog meseca života, kao i da se identifikuju specifični faktori rizika za nepovoljan telesni, neurolo&scaron;ki i psiholo&scaron;ki ishod lečenja kod prevremeno rođene dece začete vantelesnom oplodnjom.<br />Materijal i metode: U studiju su uključena prevremeno rođena deca koja su bila hospitalizovana u Službi za neonatologiju i intenzivnu i poluintenzivnu negu i terapiju, i koja su nakon toga, tokom prve dve godine života redovno praćena u neonatolo&scaron;koj ambulanti Instituta za zdravstvenu za&scaron;titu dece i omladine Vojvodine u Novom Sadu. Retrospektivnim delom studije su obuhvaćena deca koja su lečena u Službi i praćena u neonatolo&scaron;koj ambulanti, a koja su rođena počev od 01. 01. 2011. do 31.12.2012. godine i praćena do navr&scaron;ena puna 24 meseca života. Podaci o pacijentima koji su uključeni u retrospektivni deo istraživanja prikupljani su pregledom medicinske dokumentacije. U prospektivni deo studije su uključena deca koja su lečena u Službi i koja su praćena u neonatolo&scaron;koj ambulanti, a koja su rođena između 01.01. 2013.godine i 31.12.2014. godine i potom praćena do navr&scaron;enih 24 meseca života. Iz navedene kohorte, formirane se dve grupe: Ispitivana grupa (Grupa 1) je obuhavatila svu prevremeno rođenu decu začetu vantelesnom oplodnjom koja su bila hospitalizovana i praćena na Institutu u navedenom periodu. Kontrolna grupa (Grupa 2) obuhvatila je prevremeno rođenu decu začetu prirodnim putem. Deca iz kontrolne grupe izabrana su iz kohorte tako da njihov broj bude jednak broju dece iz ispitivane grupe. Ispitanici iz ove grupe su ujednačeni (&#39;&#39;mečovani&#39;&#39;) sa decom iz ispitivane grupe prema gestacijskoj starosti i datumu rođenja. Gestacijska starost ispitanika iz kontrolne grupe se ne razlikuje za vi&scaron;e od &plusmn; 4 dana u odnosu na decu iz ispitivane grupe. Datum rođenja ispitanika koji su uključeni u kontrolnu grupu se ne razlikuje za vi&scaron;e od &plusmn; 3 meseca u odnosu na decu iz ispitivane grupe.<br />U momentu uključivanja u studiju uzimani su sledeći anamezni podaci:<br />Podaci u vezi sa majkom, trudnoći i porođaju: starost majke u momentu koncepcije, broj prethodnih poku&scaron;aja asistirane koncepcije, stručna sprema, mesto stanovanja, hronične bolesti dijagnostikovane pre trudnoće, akutne i hronične bolesti dijagnostikovane tokom trudoće (hipertenzija, pre-eklampsija, eklampsija, o&scaron;tećenje jetre), prevremena ruptura plodovih ovojaka, primena lekova tokom trudnoće, jednoplodna ili vi&scaron;eplodna trudnoća. Podaci o poremećajima posteljice i ovojaka: ablacija, placenta previja, horioamnionitis. Podaci u vezi sa detetom: intrauterina infekcija, intrauterina restrikcija rasta, način porođaja, Apgar skor. Antropometrijski parametri (telesna masa, telesna dužina, obim glave) na rođenju i tokom perioda ambulantnog praćenja deteta. Dužina inicijalne hospitalizacije deteta. Dužina invazivne i/ili neinvazivne respiratorne potpore i oksigenoterapije. Dijagnoze na otpustu iz bolnice: prisustvo te&scaron;kih posledica prematuriteta, &scaron;to podrazumeva: intrakranijalnu hemoragiju 3. i 4. stepena (definisanu u međunarodnoj klasifikaciji bolesti &ndash; deseta revizija (MKB10) pod &scaron;ifrom P52.2), cističnu periventrikularnu leukomalaciju, retinopatiju prematuriteta, bronhopulmonalnu displaziju, nekrotizirajući enterokolitis, sepsu i/ili meningitis (mikrobiolo&scaron;ki ili klinički dijagnostikovanu). Prisustvo urođenih anomalija ili genetskih sindroma i bolesti (definisanih u MKB10 pod &scaron;iframa Q00 do Q99), kao i prisustvo urođenih bolesti metabolizma (definisanih u MKB10 pod &scaron;iframa E00 do E90).<br />U retrospektivnom delu studije, pregledani su specijalistički izve&scaron;taji iz neonatolo&scaron;ke ambulante pri posetama deteta u uzrastu deteta od 12, 18 i 24 meseca, i beleženi su sledeći podaci: sve prethodno postavljene dijagnoze koje su navedene na specijalističkim izve&scaron;tajima iz neonatolo&scaron;ke ambulante, antropometrijski prametri u momentu pregleda (telesna dužina, telesna masa i obim glave), neurolo&scaron;ki nalaz (tonus, trofika, kožni i tetivni refleksi, prisustvo lateralizacije u neurolo&scaron;kom nalazu), nalaz oftalmologa (uredan nalaz/patalo&scaron;ki nalaz), procena fine i grube motorike, govora, kognitivne funkcije i socijalnog kontakta i zbirna procena psihomotornog razvoja. U prospektivnom delu studije, pri kontrolnim pregledima u neonatolo&scaron;koj ambulanti, u uzrastu deteta od 12, 18 i 24 meseca, određivano je i beleženo sledeće: ranije postavljene dijagnoze koje su navedene u medicinskoj dokumentaciji, antropometrijski prametri u momentu pregleda (telesna dužina, telesna masa i obim glave), neurolo&scaron;ki nalaz (tonus, trofika, kožni i tetivni refleksi, prisustvo lateralizacije u neurolo&scaron;kom nalazu), nalaz oftalmologa (uredan nalaz/patalo&scaron;ki nalaz), procena fine i grube motorike, govora, kognitivne funkcije i socijalnog kontakta i zbirna procena psihomotornog razvoja.<br />Rezultati: Prosečna vednost TM ispitanika iz Grupe 1, u uzrastu od 12 meseci, bila je statistički značajno manja u odnosu na ispitanike iz Grupe 2 (Studentov t test). Prosečne vednosti TD ispitanika iz obe grupe, u uzrastu od 12 meseci, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale (Studentov t test). Prosečne vednosti OGL ispitanika iz obe grupe, u uzrastu od 12 meseci, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale (Studentov t test). Udeo ispitanika sa patolo&scaron;kim oftalmolo&scaron;kim nalazom nije se statistički značajno razlikovao između Grupe 1 i Grupe 2 (Fi&scaron;erov test tačne verovatnoće). Udeo ispitanika sa patolo&scaron;kim neurolo&scaron;kim nalazom nije se statistički značajno razlikovao između Grupe 1 i Grupe 2 (Hi kvadrat test). Prosečne vrednosti globalnog koeficijenta razvoja (RQ), kao i prosečne vrednosti skora za pojedine elemente za procenu razvoja (motorika, koordinacija, govor i dru&scaron;tvenost) po Brunet -L&eacute;zine skali, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale između grupa (Studentov t test). U Grupi 1 bilo je 92 (59,740%) deteta čiji je nekorigovani RQ bio ispod 90, dok je u Grupi 2 bilo 61 (39,610%) dete čiji je nekorigovani RQ bio ispod 90. Ova razlika u broju dece sa RQ koji je ispod proseka za kalendarski uzrast je statistički značajna (Hi kvadrat test, p=0,0004). Relativni rizik za ispodprosečno postignuće na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja (RQ&lt;90), za decu iz Grupe 1 bio je vi&scaron;i, u odnosu na decu iz Grupe 2 (RR = 1,495; 95% CI 1,181 &ndash; 1,892). U Grupi 1, bilo je 87 (56,494%) dece koja su postigla ispodprosečne korigovane vrednosti skora na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja (korigovani RQ&lt;90). U Grupi 2 bilo je 69 (44,805%) dece koja su postigla ispodprosečne korigovane vrednosti skora na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja (korigovani RQ&lt;90). Ova razlika je statistički značajna (Hi kvadrat test, p =0,040). Relativni rizik za ispodprosečno postignuće na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja (korigovani RQ&lt;90), za decu iz Grupe 1 bio je vi&scaron;i, u odnosu na decu iz Grupe 2 (RR = 1,261; 95%CI 1,008 &ndash; 1,577). U kategoriji dece, koja su i pored korekcije u odnosu na GS imala ispodprosečno postignuće na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja, u Grupi 1 čak 81/87 (93,310%) dece je imalo vrednost korigovanog RQ &ge; 85, a u Grupi 2 ovu vrednost korigovanog RQ imalo je 60/69 (86,956%) dece.<br />Prosečne vednosti TM ispitanika iz obe grupe, u uzrastu od 18 meseci, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale (Studentov t test). Prosečne vednosti TD ispitanika iz obe grupe, u uzrastu od 18 meseci, nisu se statistički načajno razlikovale (Studentov t test). Prosečne vednosti OGL ispitanika iz obe grupe, u uzrastu od 18 meseci, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale (Studentov t test). Udeo ispitanika sa patolo&scaron;kim oftalmolo&scaron;kim nalazom nije se statistički značajno razlikovao između Grupe 1 i Grupe 2 (Hi kvadrat test). Udeo ispitanika sa patolo&scaron;kim neurolo&scaron;kim nalazom nije se statistički značajno razlikovao između Grupe 1 i Grupe 2 (Hi kvadrat test). Prosečne vrednosti RQ, kao i prosečne vrednosti skora za pojedine elemente za procenu razvoja (motorika, koordinacija, govor i dru&scaron;tvenost) po Brunet -L&eacute;zine skali su se statistički značajno razlikovale između grupa u uzrastu od 18 meseci (Studentov t test). U Grupi 1 bilo je 57 (37,013%) dece čiji je nekorigovani RQ bio ispod 90, dok je u Grupi 2 bilo 31 (20,130%) dete čiji je nekorigovani RQ bio ispod 90. Udeo dece sa RQ koji je ispod proseka za kalendarski uzrast je statistički značajno različit između grupa (Hi kvadrat test, p = 0,010). Relativni rizik za ispodprosečno postignuće na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja (nekorigovani RQ&lt;90), za decu iz Grupe 1 bio je vi&scaron;i, u odnosu na decu iz Grupe 2 (RR = 1,288; 95%CI 1,181 &ndash; 2,730). Statistički značajna razlika postojala je i kada je upoređen broj dece sa vrednostima korigovanog RQ ispod 90 u Grupi 1 i Grupi 2 (36 naspram 19 po redosledu navođenja; Hi kvardat test, p = 0,011). Relativni rizik za ispodprosečno postignuće na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja (korigovani RQ&lt;90), za decu iz Grupe 1 bio je vi&scaron;i, u odnosu na decu iz Grupe 2 (RR = 1,895; 95%CI 1,139 &ndash; 3,152).<br />Prosečne vednosti TM ispitanika iz obe grupe, u uzrastu od 24 meseca, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale (Studentov t test). Prosečne vednosti TD ispitanika iz obe grupe, u uzrastu od 24 meseca, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale (Studentov t test). Prosečne vednosti OGL ispitanika iz obe grupe, u uzrastu od 24 meseca, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale (Studentov t test). Udeo ispitanika sa patolo&scaron;kim oftalmolo&scaron;kim nalazom nije se statistički značajno razlikovao između Grupe 1 i Grupe 2 (Hi kvadrat test). Udeo ispitanika sa patolo&scaron;kim neurolo&scaron;kim nalazom nije se statistički značajno razlikovao između Grupe 1 i Grupe 2 (Hi kvadrat test). Prosečne vrednosti RQ, kao i prosečne vrednosti skora za pojedine elemente za procenu razvoja (motorika, koordinacija, govor i dru&scaron;tvenost) po Brunet -L&eacute;zine skali, nisu se statistički značajno razlikovale između grupa, u uzrastu od 24 meseca (Studentov t test). U Grupi 1 bilo je 21 dete (13,636%) čiji je nekorigovani RQ bio ispod 90, dok je u Grupi 2 bilo 17 (11,049%) dece čiji je nekorigovani RQ bio ispod 90. Razlika u broju dece sa RQ koji je ispod proseka za kalendarski uzrast nije statistički značajna (Hi kvadrat test, p= 0,488). Statistički značajna razlika nije postojala ni kada je upoređen broj dece sa vrednostima korigovanog RQ ispod 90 u Grupi 1 i Grupi 2 (12 naspram 9 po redosledu navođenja; Hi kvardat test, p = 0,497).<br />Logističkom regresionom analizom pokazano je da su ve&scaron;tačko začeće, vi&scaron;eplodnost trudnoće i IUGR nezavisni faktori rizika za manju TM u kalendarskom uzrastu od 12 meseci. Logističkom regresionom analizom dobijena je statistički značajna korelacija između vrednosti RQ u uzrastu od 18 meseci i sledećih nezavisnih varijabli: arteficijalno začeta trudnoća i vi&scaron;eplodna trudnoća. Isptanici iz Grupe 1 i Grupe 2 nisu se statistički značajno razlikovali ni po jednom od posmatranih pokazatelja telesnog i psihomotornog razvoja u uzrastu od 24 meseca.<br />Struktura morbiditeta kod dece, tokom dvogodi&scaron;njeg perioda praćenja, nije se značajno razlikovala između grupa. Jedina razlika između grupa, konstatovana je u uzrastu od 12 i 18 meseci, bila je u učestalosti akutnih respiratornih infekcija, čija je pojava, pak, bila direktno povezana sa vi&scaron;eplodnim trudnoćama, odnosno brojem siblinga u domaćinstvu.<br />Zaključak: Prosečna starost majki dece koja su začeta IVF-om je veća od prosečne starosti majki dece koja su spontano začeta. Struktura morbiditeta majki dece koja su začeta IVF-om i majki dece koja su začeta spontanom koncepcijom je ista, ali je stopa morbiditeta veća kod majki dece koja su začeta IVF-om. Vi&scaron;eplodne trudnoće su veoma zastupljene kod začeća IVF-om. Trudnoće začete IVF-om se dominantno i skoro ekskluzivno okončavaju carskim rezom. Prevremena ruptura ovojaka ploda je česta komplikacija trudnoća koje su začete IVF-om. Stopa morbiditeta prevremeno rođene dece začete vantelesnom oplodnjom nije veća u odnosu na prevremeno rođenu decu začetu prirodnim putem. U strukturi morbiditeta kod dece koja su začeta vantelesnom opodnjom, zastupljena su ista oboljenja i komplikacije kao kod prevremeno rođene dece začete prirodnim putem. Incidencija pojedinih oboljenja je ista, sa izuzetkom bronhopulmonalne displazije koja se javlja če&scaron;če kod dece začete vantelesnom oplodnjom i retinopatije prematuriteta koja se javlja če&scaron;če kod dece začete prirodnim putem. Porođajna telesna masa, intrauterina restrikcija rasta, starost majke, stručna sprema majke, prethodna hronična oboljenja majke, bolesti majke dijagnostikovane tokom trudnoće, jednoplodna i vi&scaron;eplodna trudnoća, način porođaja i PROM su potencijalni faktori rizika za lo&scaron;iji postnatalni ishod kod dece iz arteficijalno začetih trudnoća. U uzrastu od 12 meseci, prevremeno rođena deca začeta tehnikama in vitro fetrilizacije, sem po dostignutoj telesnoj masi, ne razlikuju se značajno po drugim telesnim karakteristikama, od prevremeno rođene dece koja su začeta prirodnim putem. Faktori rizika za manju telesnu masu kod prevremeno rođene dece, u uzrastu od 12 meseci su: arteficijalno začeće, vi&scaron;eplodne trudnoće i intrauterina restrikcija rasta. U uzrastu od 12 meseci, prevremeno rođena deca začeta in vitro fertilizacijom, imaju blago lo&scaron;ije (ali ne i značajno niže) postignuće na testovima za procenu psihomotornog razvoja, odnosno imaju vi&scaron;i rizik da postignu ispodprosečne vrednosti skora na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja. U uzrastu od 18 meseci, nema razlike u pokazateljima telesnog razvoja između prevremeno rođene dece koja su arteficijalno začeta i dece koja su rođena iz spontano začetih trudnoća. U uzrastu od 18 meseci, prevremeno rođena deca iz arteficijalno začetih trudnoća imaju niže postignuće na testovima za procenu psihomotornog razvoja u odnosu na prevremeno rođenu decu iz spontano začetih trudnoća. Faktori rizika koji su povezani sa lo&scaron;ijim postignućem na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja kod prevremeno rođene dece su arteficijalno začeće trudnoće i vi&scaron;eplodnost trudnoće. U uzrastu od 24 meseca nema razlike u telesnim parametrima između prevremeno rođene dece koja su arteficijalno začeta i prevremeno rođene dece koja su začeta prirodnim putem. U uzrastu od 24 meseca nema razlike u postignuću na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja kod prevremeno rođene dece su arteficijalno začeće trudnoće i vi&scaron;eplodnost trudnoće. U uzrastu od 24 meseca, prevremeno rođena deca, i iz arteficijalno, i iz spontano začetih trudnoća, na testu za procenu psihomotornog razvoja postižu rezultate koji su u skladu sa njihovim kalendarskim uzrastom.</p> / <p>Introduction: Infertility is defined as an unsuccessful conception after one year of sexual intercourse without the use of contraception in the fertilizing phase of the menstrual cycle. Assisted reproduction methods represent an effective way of treating infertility. Examination and identification of short-term and long-term effects of artificial reproductive technologies is a very challenging task. The primary reason for this is the great heterogeneity in the way of collecting, processing, classifying and interpreting, now, the abundance of information that has been gathered in various studies. Individual approach to the treatment of infertility, rapid progress and constant changes in the methodology of the artificial reproductive technologies, in addition to the aforementioned difficulties associated with the collection and analysis of data, significantly hamper accurate assessment of all possible risks and consequences artificial conception. Despite numerous studies, scientific publications and the accumulated evidence, many doubts about the question whether artificially conceived pregnancies are accompanied by the higher risks or inadequate fetal development, poor perinatal and long-term outcomes still remained.<br />The Aim: The objectives of this work were to determine the structure of morbidity in prematurely born children conceived by artificial reproductive technologies (from single and multiple pregnancies) in the first two years of life, and to identify perinatal factors that are associated with the occurrence of acute and chronic complications and diseases in prematurely born children from this pregnancies. In addition, the aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of psychomotor development in prematurely born children conceived by artificial reproductive technologies at the end of the twelfth, eighteenth and twenty-fourth month of life, as well as to identify specific risk factors for the unfavorable physical, neurological and psychological outcome of those children.<br />Materials and Methods: The study included premature born newborns who were hospitalized in the Department for neonatology and intensive and semi-intensive care unit, and are thereafter, during the first two years of life. The retrospective part of the study included children who were hospitalized at the Institute, and who were born from January 1st 2011. to December 31st 2012. and were followed up to 2 years of life. Data on patients included in the retrospective part of the survey were collected through a review of medical records. The prospective part of the study included children who were treated and followed up at the Institute, and who were born between January 1st 2013 and December 31st 2014. and then followed up to 2 years of life. From this cohort two groups were formed: The tested group (Group 1) included all preterm infants who were conceived by ART. The control group (Group 2) included naturally conceived prematurely born children. The children in the control group were selected from the cohort so that their number was equal to the number of children in the study group. The gestational age of the examinees from the control group does not differ for more than &plusmn; 4 days from the children from the study group. The date of birth of subjects included in the control group does not differ for more than &plusmn; 3 months from the children in the study group.<br />At the moment of inclusion in the study, the following individual data were taken:<br />Maternal data, pregnancy and childbirth: the age of the mother at the moment of conception, the number of previous attempts at assisted conception, professional care, place of residence, chronic diseases diagnosed before pregnancy, acute and chronic diseases diagnosed during pregnancy (hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, liver damage), premature rupture of the fetuses, the use of medication during pregnancy, single or multiple pregnancy. Data on placental disorders and abnormalities: ablation, placenta overdose, horioamnionitis. Child-related data: intrauterine infection, intrauterine growth restriction, delivery method, Apgar score. Anthropometric parameters (body weight, body length, head circumference) at birth and during the period of outpatient monitoring of the child. Length of initial hospitalization of the child. Length of invasive and / or non-invasive respiratory support and oxygen therapy. Diagnosis on discharge from the hospital: the presence of severe consequences of prematurity, which implies intracranial hemorrhage of 3rd and 4th degree (defined in International Classification of Disease - Tenth Revision (MKB10) under code P52.2), cystic periventricular leukomalacia, retinopathy of prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia , necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis and / or meningitis (microbiologically or clinically diagnosed). Presence of congenital anomalies or genetic syndromes and diseases (defined in MKB10 under codes Q00 to Q99), as well as the presence of congenital metabolic diseases (defined in MKB10 under codes E00 to E90).<br />In the retrospective part of the study, specialist reports from a neonatological clinic were examined for child visits at the age of 12, 18 and 24 months, and the following data were ecorded: all pre-diagnosis reported on specialist reports from a neonatological clinic, anthropometric arms at the moment examination (body length, body weight and head circumference), neurological findings (tone, trophic, skin and tendon reflexes, presence of lateralization in neurological findings), ophthalmologist findings (neat / patial findings), assessment of fine and coarse motoring, speech, cognitive functions and social contact and a collective assessment of psychomotor development. In the prospective part of the study, during control examinations in a neonatological clinic, at the age of 12, 18 and 24 months, the following were determined and recorded: previously set out in the current medical documentation, anthropometric parameters at the moment of examination (body length, body weight and the volume of the head), neurological findings (tone, trophic, skin and tendon reflexes, presence of lateralization in neurological findings), ophthalmologist findings, assessment of fine and grose motor functions, speech, cognitive functions, social contact and psychomotor development.<br />Results: The average BW of subjects in Group 1 at the age of 12 months, was statistically significantly lower in relation to respondents from Group 2 (Student&#39;s T test). The average length of subjects from both groups at the age of 12 months did not statistically differ (Student&#39;s T test). The average head circumference between children from both groups, at the age of 12 months, did not statistically differ (Student&#39;s T test). The proportion of subjects with pathological ophthalmological findings did not statistically significantly differ between Group 1 and Group 2 (Fischer&#39;s exact probability test). The proportion of subjects with pathological neurological findings did not statistically significantly differ between Group 1 and Group 2 (Hi square test). The average values of the global development coefficient (RQ), as well as the average score values for individual elements of development evaluation test - Brunet-L&eacute;zine scale (motor function, coordination, speech and sociability) did not differ significantly between groups (Student t test). In Group 1 there were 92 (59.740%) of children whose uncorrected RQ was under 90, while in Group 2 there were 61 (39.610%) children whose uncorrected RQ was below 90. This difference in the number of children with RQ below the average for calendar age is statistically significant (Hi square test, p = 0.0004). The relative risk of under-achievement in the psychomotor evaluation test (RQ &lt;90) for children from Group 1 was higher than in children from Group 2 (RR = 1.495; 95% CI 1.181 - 1.922). In Group 1, there were 87 (56.494%) children who achieved sub-optimal corrected score values for the assessment of psychomotor development (corrected RQ &lt;90). In Group 2, there were 69 (44.805%) children who achieved sub-optimal corrected score values for the assessment of psychomotor development (corrected RQ &lt;90). This difference is statistically significant (Hi square test, p = 0.040). The relative risk for the suboptimal achievement in the psychomotor evaluation test (corrected RQ &lt;90) for children from Group 1 was higher than in Group 2 (RR = 1.261; 95% CI 1.008 - 1.577). In Group 1, as many as 81/87 (93.310%) of children had a corrected RQ value of &ge; 85, while in Group 2 this value of the corrected RQ there were 60/69 (86.956%) children.<br />At the age of 18 months, the average BW of subjects from both groups did not differ significantly (Student&#39;s T test). The average length of subjects from both groups, at the age of 18 months, did not statistically differ (Student&#39;s T test). The average head circumference of children from both groups, at the age of 18 months, did not statistically differ (Student&#39;s T test). The proportion of subjects with pathological ophthalmological findings did not statistically significantly differ between Group 1 and Group 2 (Hi square test). The proportion of subjects with pathological neurological findings did not statistically differ between Group 1 and Group 2 (Hi square test). The average RQ values, as well as the average scores for individual elements of psychomotor development (motor function, coordination, speech and sociability) according to the Brunet-L&eacute;zine scale, have been statistically significantly different between groups, at the age of 18 months (Student&#39;s T test). In Group 1 there were 57 (37.013%) children whose uncorrected RQ was below 90, while in Group 2 there were 31 (20,130%) children whose uncorrected RQ was below 90. The share of children with RQ below the average value for the calendar age is statistically significantly different between groups (Hi square test, p = 0.010). The relative risk for the suboptimal achievement in the Psychomotor Development Assessment (uncorrected RQ &lt;90) for Group 1 children was higher than in Group 2 (RR = 1.288; 95% CI 1.181 - 2.730). A statistically significant difference between Group 1 and Group 2 existed when the number of children with corrected RQ below 90 was compared (36 naspram 19 respectively, Hi quadrate test, p = 0.011). The relative risk for the suboptimal achievement on the Psychomotor Evaluation Test (corrected RQ &lt;90) for the children from Group 1 was higher when compared to children in Group 2 (RR = 1.895; 95% CI 1.139 &ndash; 3.152).<br />At the age of 24 months the average BW, body length and head circumference of subjects in both groups were not significantly different (Student&#39;s T test). The proportion of subjects with pathological ophthalmological findings did not statistically significantly differ between Group 1 and Group 2 (Hi square test). The proportion of subjects with pathological neurological findings did not statistically significantly differ between Group 1 and Group 2 (Hi square test). The average RQ values, as well as the average score values for individual elements for development evaluation (motor function, coordination, speech and sociability) according Brunet-L&eacute;zine scale, did not significantly differ between groups at the age of 24 months (Student&#39;s T test). In Group 1, there were 21 children (13.636%) whose uncorrected RQ was under 90, while in Group 2 there were 17 (11.049%) of children whose uncorrected RQ was below 90. The difference in the number of children with RQ below the average for the calendar age was not statistically significant (Hi square test, p = 0.488). A statistically significant difference did not exist even when the number of children with values of the corrected RQ below 90 in Group 1 and Group 2 (12 naspram 9 respectively, Hi quadrate test, p = 0.497) was compared.<br />Logistic regression analysis has shown that artificial conception, multiple pregnancy and IUGR are independent risk factors for lesser BW in a calendar age of 12 months. By logistic regression analysis, a statistically significant correlation between RQ values at 18 months of age and the following independent variables was obtained: artificially started pregnancy and multiple pregnancy. Group 1 and Group 2 patients did not significantly differ by any of the indicators of physical and psychomotor development at the age of 24 months.<br />The structure of morbidity in children, during the two-year follow-up period, did not differ significantly between groups. The only difference between the groups was found in the rates of acute respiratory infections at the age of 12 and 18 months (rate of infections was higher in Group 1), whose occurrence, however, was directly related to multiple pregnancies, or the number of sibling in the household.<br />Conclusion: The average age of mothers of children conceived by the IVF is higher than the average age of mothers of children who were conceived spontaneously. The structure of the morbidity of mothers of children who were artificially conceived and mothers of children born after spontaneous conception is the same, but the morbidity rate is higher in the mothers of children who were conceived by IVF. Pregnancies concieved by IVF almost exclusively ended by cesarean section. Premature rupture of the membranes is a common complication of IVF pregnancies. The rate of morbidity of prematurely born children conceived by ART is not higher than that of prematurely born children conceived naturally. The structure of morbidity in children from ART pregnancies was the same as in naturally conceived prematurely born children. The incidence of specific illnesses is the same, with the exception of bronchopulmonary dysplasia that occurs more frequently in children born from ART pregnancies, and retinopathy of prematurity that occurs more frequently in spontaneously conceived children. Maternal birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, mother&#39;s age, maternal care, previous mother&#39;s chronic illness, mother&#39;s disease diagnosed during pregnancy, single and multiple pregnancies and PROM are potential risk factors for worse postnatal outcome in children from artificially initiated pregnancies. Risk factors for lower body weight in premature babies, at the age of 12 months, are: artificial conception, multiple pregnancy and intrauterine growth restriction. At the age of 12 months, prematurely born children from IVF pregnancies, have slightly worse (but not significantly lower) psychomotor achievements. At the age of 18 months, there is no difference in the indicators of physical development between prematurely born children who are artificially conceived and children born from spontaneous pregnancies. At the age of 18 months, prematurely born children from ART pregnancies have lower achievement on tests for assessing psychomotor development compared to prematurely born children from spontaneously initiated pregnancies. Risk factors associated with a poor performance on the psychomotor development assessment tests, in preterm infants, are an artificial conception of pregnancy and a multi fertile pregnancy. At the age of 24 months, there is no difference in the physical parameters between prematurely born children from ART and naturally conceived pregnancies. At the age of 24 months, there is no difference in the achievement on the test for the assessment of psychomotor development between children from ART and spontaneous pregnancies. At the age of 24 months, on the psychomotor development assessment, prematurely born children achieve the results consistent with their calendar age.</p>