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Table 1 Candidate outcomes and reported issues

From: Cost burden and net monetary benefit loss of neonatal hypoglycaemia

Developmental Domain

Reported Issue (with sources)

Cognitive

Low IQ [9]

Cognitive dysfunction [10]

Impaired perceptive performance [11]

Cognitive delay [12]

Language

Verbal skills delay [9]

Speech language delay [12]

Motor

Impaired coordination/motricity [11]

Cerebral palsy [12]

Social-Emotional

Hyperactivity and inattention [13]

Adaptive Behaviour

Impairment of adaptability and motivation [14]

Executive Function

Impairment of recognition memory [15]

Working memory deficits [16, 17]

Impairment of explicit memory (recall) after a delay [18]

Growth

Lower body weight [9]

Suboptimal head growth [9, 12]

Visual

Occipital lobe injury (MRI) [19, 20]

Blindness or impaired visual acuity [12]

Other specific visual impairment, including squint, visual field defect, cortical visual impairment, immature visual attention and tracking, visuo-spatial difficulties [12]

Hearing

Deafness or impaired hearing

Neurological

White matter abnormalities [12]

Seizures/epilepsy [12, 21]