2011
Microstructural and Functional Connectivity in the Developing Preterm Brain
Lubsen J, Vohr B, Myers E, Hampson M, Lacadie C, Schneider KC, Katz KH, Constable RT, Ment LR. Microstructural and Functional Connectivity in the Developing Preterm Brain. Seminars In Perinatology 2011, 35: 34-43. PMID: 21255705, PMCID: PMC3063450, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2010.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPreterm brainTerm control subjectsDiffusion tensor imaging studyFunctional connectivity studiesPreterm neonatesNeurodevelopmental impairmentControl subjectsAxonal integrityImaging studiesCognitive deficitsFunctional connectivityNeural circuitryFractional anisotropyTask-based connectivityNeural connectivityBrainExhibit alterationsNeurobiological basisConnectivity studiesWidespread alterationsMicrostructural connectivityBirthChildrenAlterations
2010
Preterm birth results in alterations in neural connectivity at age 16 years
Mullen KM, Vohr BR, Katz KH, Schneider KC, Lacadie C, Hampson M, Makuch RW, Reiss AL, Constable RT, Ment LR. Preterm birth results in alterations in neural connectivity at age 16 years. NeuroImage 2010, 54: 2563-2570. PMID: 21073965, PMCID: PMC3020252, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion tensor imagingAge 16 yearsPT subjectsBrain injuryLow birth weight preterm childrenTerm controlsUncinate fasciculusBilateral external capsuleFA valuesWeight preterm childrenNeonatal brain injuryLower fractional anisotropy valuesYears of ageBilateral uncinate fasciculusFractional anisotropy valuesRight uncinate fasciculusRight arcuate fasciculusWhite matter disorganizationAlternative neural pathwaysPreterm birthExternal capsuleInferior frontal gyrusPreterm childrenCorpus callosumHigh risk