Franz AP, Caye A, Lacerda BC, et al. - Researchers aimed at developing an individualized risk calculator for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in very preterm/very low birth weight (VP/VLBW; gestational age < 32 weeks and/or birth weight < 1.5 kg) newborns.

• From a clinical cohort in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital, a total of 96 VP/VLBW children were included in retrospective prognostic study.

• When assessed at 6 years of age (92% follow-up), 32 children (33%) were diagnosed with ADHD.

• ADHD prediction was made on the basis of the following seven parameters: late-onset sepsis confirmed by blood culture, necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal seizures, periventricular leukomalacia, respiratory distress syndrome, length of hospital stay, and number of maternal ADHD symptoms.

• The risk calculator performed well for early recognition of VP/VLBW newborns at high risk of future ADHD diagnosis.