2000
Regional Brain Volume Abnormalities and Long-term Cognitive Outcome in Preterm Infants
Peterson B, Vohr B, Staib L, Cannistraci C, Dolberg A, Schneider K, Katz K, Westerveld M, Sparrow S, Anderson A, Duncan C, Makuch R, Gore J, Ment L. Regional Brain Volume Abnormalities and Long-term Cognitive Outcome in Preterm Infants. JAMA 2000, 284: 1939-1947. PMID: 11035890, DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.15.1939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain volumesLong-term cognitive outcomesPreterm childrenPreterm infantsBrain volumeBasal gangliaCorpus callosumCognitive outcomesRegional brain volume abnormalitiesTerm control childrenCase-control studyBrain volume abnormalitiesPoor cognitive outcomesRegional cortical volumesStructural magnetic resonanceMidtemporal cortexPreterm birthPremature birthTemporal hornPerinatal variablesSubgenual cortexUniversity Medical SchoolCortical volumeHigh prevalenceLongitudinal follow
1998
Association of chronic sublethal hypoxia with ventriculomegaly in the developing rat brain
Ment L, Schwartz M, Makuch R, Stewart W. Association of chronic sublethal hypoxia with ventriculomegaly in the developing rat brain. Brain Research 1998, 111: 197-203. PMID: 9838111, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(98)00139-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic sublethal hypoxiaSublethal hypoxiaBronchopulmonary dysplasiaAnimal modelsExperimental rat pupsSystemic blood pressureSubcortical white matterCorpus callosum sizePostnatal day 3Third groupNeurodevelopmental handicapPreterm infantsProlonged hypoxemiaBlood pressureCerebral ventriculomegalyExperimental time pointsChronic hypoxiaControl ratsCortical volumeRat pupsCallosum sizeNewborn ratsRat brainBody weightDay 3