Decades long follow-up studies on the effects of pre- and perinatal adverse conditions are rare. We are continuing to study a prospective cohort of initially 1196 subjects with predefined birth risk factors out of 22.359 consecutive deliveries during 1971-74 at a single maternity hospital in Helsinki Finland. The risk cohort and their controls have been followed-up with a clinical setup and questionnaires at 5, 9, 16 and 30 years of age. The current wave of data collection is at 40 years of age.
The aim of the project, called PLASTICITY, is to follow the cohort subjects and controls into mid-adulthood and beyond, to explore how the neonatal risk factors modulate neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative processes: cognitive growth, learning disabilities, ADHD, aging, and early onset mild cognitive impairment.
The study is conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland
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The aim of the project, called PLASTICITY, is to follow the cohort subjects and controls into mid-adulthood and beyond, to explore how the neonatal risk factors modulate neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative processes: cognitive growth, learning disabilities, ADHD, aging, and early onset mild cognitive impairment.
The study is conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland
Read more about the Perinatal adverse events
Read more about the Cognitive Trajectories