2023
Impact of postnatal weight gain on brain white matter maturation in very preterm infants
Bobba P, Weber C, Higaki A, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Constable R, Ment L, Taylor S, Payabvash S. Impact of postnatal weight gain on brain white matter maturation in very preterm infants. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2023, 33: 991-1002. PMID: 37483073, PMCID: PMC10800683, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weight z-scoreMagnetic resonance imagingVery preterm infantsPostnatal weight gainWeight z-scoreWhite matter maturationBirth weightDiffusion tensor imagingNeurological outcomePreterm infantsGestational ageWeight gainCorpus callosumHigher birth weight z-scoresBrain white matter maturationLong-term neurological deficitsZ-scoreBrain developmentWeight z-score changeWM tractsZ-score changeWM maturationWeeks of lifeNeurological deficitsNutritional intervention
2015
Acute CT perfusion changes in seizure patients presenting to the emergency department with stroke-like symptoms: correlation with clinical and electroencephalography findings
Payabvash S, Oswood MC, Truwit CL, McKinney AM. Acute CT perfusion changes in seizure patients presenting to the emergency department with stroke-like symptoms: correlation with clinical and electroencephalography findings. Clinical Radiology 2015, 70: 1136-1143. PMID: 26155937, DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.06.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative cerebral blood flowRelative mean transit timeStroke-like symptomsSeizure patientsPerfusion changesClinical presentationEmergency departmentCTP examinationAcute stroke-like presentationAcute stroke-like symptomsNon-focal neurological deficitsSpeech deficitsStroke-like presentationSubset of patientsDifferent clinical presentationsCerebral blood flowEloquent brain regionsAdmission CTPElectroencephalography findingsNeurological deficitsSymptom onsetSuch patientsEarly followEEG findingsUnilateral motor