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Materials and Methods: The case group children were 8\u20139-year-old children (n = 32) who were born at full term and experienced hypoxia or asphyxia at birth, where therapeutic hypothermia (TH) was not applied. The control group consisted of 8\u20139-year-old children (n = 16) born without hypoxia. A structured neurological examination was performed at an early school age. The neuromotor function was assessed using the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Health-related quality-of-life was assessed using the Health Utilities Index (HUI) questionnaire. Intellectual abilities were assessed using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). Results: The case group, compared with controls, had significantly (p = 0.002) lower mean [SD] full-scale IQ (87(16.86) vs. 107(12.15)), verbal-scale IQ (89(17.45) vs. 105(11.55)), verbal comprehension index (89(17.36) vs. 105(10.74)), working memory index (89(15.68) vs. 104(11.84)), performance IQ (87(16.51) vs. 108(15.48)) and perceptual organization index (85(15.71) vs. 105(15.93)). We did not find any significant differences in the incidence of disorders of neurological examination, movement abilities and health-related quality of life at an early school age between the case and the control group children. Conclusion: In children who experienced perinatal asphyxia but did not have cerebral paralysis (CP), where therapeutic hypothermia was not applied, cognitive assessment scores at an early school age were significantly lower compared to those in the group of healthy children, and were at a low average level.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina57090988","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,21]],"date-time":"2021-09-21T22:34:01Z","timestamp":1632263641000},"page":"988","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Long-Term Outcomes of Perinatal Hypoxia and Asphyxia at an Early School Age"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"57","author":[{"given":"Renata","family":"Dzikien\u0117","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neonatology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8725-4737","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Saulius","family":"Luko\u0161evi\u010dius","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"J\u016brat\u0117","family":"Laurynaitien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vitalija","family":"Marmien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Irena","family":"Nedzelskien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dental and Oral Disease, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rasa","family":"Tamelien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neonatology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Inesa","family":"Rimdeikien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Au\u0161rel\u0117","family":"Kudrevi\u010dien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neonatology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"67","DOI":"10.5409\/wjcp.v5.i1.67","article-title":"Short and long-term prognosis in perinatal asphyxia: An update","volume":"5","author":"Ahearne","year":"2016","journal-title":"World J. 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