Development of infants presented with congenital syphilis in their first months of life

Purpose: to evaluate the cognitive, language, and motor development of infants with congenital syphilis in their first months of life. Methods: a sample of 52 infants, from 21 to 112 days of age, born in public maternity hospitals, divided into a study group of 28 infants with congenital syphilis an...

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Principais autores: Balen, Sheila Andreoli, Silva, Thalinny da Costa, Santos, Leila Juliane Pinheiro do Nascimento, Arrais, Nívia Maria Rodrigues
Outros Autores: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1353-4362
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Idioma:English
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Endereço do item:https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/52983
https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20212369321
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Resumo:Purpose: to evaluate the cognitive, language, and motor development of infants with congenital syphilis in their first months of life. Methods: a sample of 52 infants, from 21 to 112 days of age, born in public maternity hospitals, divided into a study group of 28 infants with congenital syphilis and a control group 24 infants without risk indicators for hearing loss. They underwent the Neonatal Hearing Screening Protocol with automated Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential. The research instrument was the Bayley-III Scale, consisting of the cognitive, language (receptive and expressive), and motor (fine and gross) subscales. The raw scores were entered into the software that accompanies the Bayley-III scale kit to calculate the scores (scaled and composite) and perform qualitative analysis. The Mann-Whitney test and the Wilcoxon test was applied and used a 5% significance level. Results: a similarity between groups for the demographic parameters, maternal education level, and socioeconomic level, was seen. There was no statistically significant difference between groups when comparing the cognitive, receptive language, expressive language, fine motor, and gross motor subscales. Conclusion: infants with congenital syphilis treated at birth have a cognitive, language, and motor development within that expected for their age group in their first months of life.