The study of the neurological effects of GH therapy for SGA rats

胎儿生长受限是小胎龄（SGA）的原因之一。SGA是晚年神经系统后遗症的高危人群。新生儿学家对SGA婴儿进行治疗，以防止神经系统后遗症。然而，这些治疗方法并不总是有效。在本研究中，SGA大鼠在婴儿期早期和后期的神经行为测试结果较差。这些发现表明神经发育可能与躯体生长有关。这表明，最佳的产后护理可能是重要的，以减少SGA婴儿的发病率。

Fetal growth restriction is one of the causes of small-for-gestational age (SGA). SGA is high risk of neurological sequelae in later life. Neonatologists have treated to SGA infants in order to prevent from neurological sequelae. However, those treatments were not always effective. In this study, SGA rats had poorer outcome for neurobehavioral tests during early and late infantile period. These findings iindicated that neurological development might be related with somatic growth. It is suggested that optimal postnatal care might be important in SGA infants in order to decrease morbidity.