BACKGROUND: Very preterm (VP; gestational age< 32 weeks) and very low birth weight
(VLBW;< 1500 g) births are related to impaired cognitive function across the life span. It is
not known how stable cognitive functions are from childhood to adulthood for VP/VLBW
compared with term-born individuals and how early adult cognitive function can be
predicted. METHODS: The Bavarian Longitudinal Study is a prospective geographically
defined cohort study that followed 260 VP/VLBW and 229 term-born individuals from birth to …