2014
GABA, Resting-State Connectivity and the Developing Brain
Kwon SH, Scheinost D, Lacadie C, Benjamin J, Myers EH, Qiu M, Schneider KC, Rothman DL, Constable RT, Ment LR. GABA, Resting-State Connectivity and the Developing Brain. Neonatology 2014, 106: 149-155. PMID: 24970028, PMCID: PMC4134402, DOI: 10.1159/000362433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidTerm-equivalent agePreterm infantsGABA concentrationTerm controlsFunctional connectivityMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansResting-state functional connectivityRegional GABA concentrationTerm control groupResonance imaging scansResting-state connectivityRight frontal lobeConcentration of GABANAA/cholineMagnetic resonance spectroscopyPreclinical dataImaging scansFrontal lobeControl groupInfantsBrainMRI dataAge
2013
The Role of Neuroimaging in Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Neonates
Kwon SH, Vasung L, Ment LR, Huppi PS. The Role of Neuroimaging in Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Neonates. Clinics In Perinatology 2013, 41: 257-283. PMID: 24524459, DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingNeurodevelopmental outcomesPredicting Neurodevelopmental OutcomesRole of neuroimagingGray matter maturationState functional connectivityEarly intervention servicesPreterm neonatesCranial ultrasoundNeonatal populationPreterm populationPrognostic valuePrognostic informationBrain injuryParental counselingResonance imagingFunctional connectivityBrain developmentIntervention servicesNeuroimaging modalitiesMRI strategyDiffusion tensorInjuryOutcomesMagnetic resonance spectroscopy