Structural correlates of preterm birth in the adolescent brain.

Journal article

OBJECTIVE: The Stockholm Neonatal Project involves a prospective, cross-sectional, population-based, cohort monitored for 12 to 17 years after birth; it was started with the aim of investigating the long-term structural correlates of preterm birth and comparing findings with reports on similar cohorts. METHODS: High-resolution anatomic and diffusion tensor imaging data measuring diffusion in 30 directions were collected by using a 1.5-T MRI scanner. A total of 143 adolescents (12.18-17.7 years of age) participated in the study, including 74 formerly preterm infants with birth weights of

Authors: Nagy, Z; Ashburner, J; Andersson, J; Jbabdi, S; Draganski, B

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Pediatrics
• Volume: 124
• Issue: 5
• Pages: e964-e972
• Publication date: 2009-11-01
• DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3801
• EISSN: 1098-4275
• ISSN: 0031-4005
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cohort Studies; Adolescent; Infant, Newborn; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Organ Size; Birth Weight; Premature Birth; Brain; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Child; Gestational Age