2022
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. 2022, 215-223. DOI: 10.4324/9780203822937-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegional brain volumesLong-term cognitive outcomesBrain volumePreterm infantsRegional brain volume abnormalitiesMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansCognitive outcomesTerm control childrenPerinatal risk factorsResonance imaging scansBrain volume abnormalitiesPreterm cohortRisk factorsImaging scansPreterm childrenHigh prevalenceVolume abnormalitiesBehavioral disturbancesControl childrenTerm controlsAbnormalitiesInfantsChildrenOutcomesCognitive measures
2021
Functional Network Development in Sagittal Craniosynostosis Treated With Whole Vault Cranioplasty
Cabrejo R, Lacadie C, Sun A, Chuang C, Yang J, Brooks E, Beckett J, Eilbott J, Gabrick K, Steinbacher D, Duncan C, DiLuna M, Alperovich M, Pelphrey K, Ventola P, Constable T, Persing JA. Functional Network Development in Sagittal Craniosynostosis Treated With Whole Vault Cranioplasty. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2021, 32: 1721-1726. PMID: 33534301, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-vault cranioplastySagittal craniosynostosisFunctional MRICase-control study designFunctional MRI scansControl study designAbnormal network connectionsFunctional network developmentNeurological changesIndividual patientsMRI scansFunctional brain networksCerebral networksFunctional connectivityVisual networkConnectivity changesPatientsStudy designSurgeryAdolescent controlsBrain networksCraniosynostosisWVC groupInfantsExecutive function
1995
Antenatal steroids, delivery mode, and intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants
Ment L, Oh W, Ehrenkranz R, Philip A, Duncan C, Makuch R. Antenatal steroids, delivery mode, and intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 172: 795-800. PMID: 7892866, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90001-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly intraventricular hemorrhageAntenatal steroidsIntraventricular hemorrhageCesarean sectionPreterm infantsAntenatal steroid treatmentCesarean section deliveryHours of lifeMore vaginal deliveriesDelivery modePostnatal indomethacinSection deliveryWeight infantsSteroid treatmentVaginal deliveryHemorrhageInfantsSteroidsIndependent roleHoursDeliveryMulticenterIndomethacinTrialsEchoencephalography
1985
Intraventricular hemorrhage in a term neonate secondary to a third ventricular AVM. Case report.
Heafner M, Duncan C, Kier E, Ment L, Scott D, Kolaski R, Sorgen C. Intraventricular hemorrhage in a term neonate secondary to a third ventricular AVM. Case report. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1985, 63: 640-3. PMID: 3875699, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1985.63.4.0640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraventricular hemorrhageUncomplicated full-term gestationsFull-term neonatesFull-term gestationDays of lifeMonths of ageDigital subtraction arteriographyDays of ageAcute onsetPostoperative courseTerm neonatesHealthy infantsSeizure disorderArteriovenous malformationsDifferential diagnosisThird ventricleComputerized tomographyYoung infantsHemorrhageArteriographyAngiomaNeonatesInfantsDiagnosisAgeEarly Childhood Developmental Follow-Up of Infants with GMH/IVH: Effect of Methylxanthine Therapy
Ment L, Scott D, Ehrenkranz R, Duncan C. Early Childhood Developmental Follow-Up of Infants with GMH/IVH: Effect of Methylxanthine Therapy. American Journal Of Perinatology 1985, 2: 223-227. PMID: 4015773, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGMH/IVHMethylxanthine therapyCerebral blood flowBlood flowSmall preterm neonatesBayley mental scoresIdiopathic apneaBirthweight neonatesPreterm neonatesIntraventricular hemorrhageNeurodevelopmental outcomesNeonatal periodMental scoresGerminal matrixTherapyIVHUnderlying disturbanceInfantsAdverse effectsFurther studiesNeonatesCognitive functioningHarmful effectsMetabolismApneaNeurodevelopmental assessment of very low birth weight neonates: Effect of germinal matrix and intraventricular hemorrhage
Ment L, Scott D, Ehrenkranz R, Duncan C. Neurodevelopmental assessment of very low birth weight neonates: Effect of germinal matrix and intraventricular hemorrhage. Pediatric Neurology 1985, 1: 164-168. PMID: 3880401, DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(85)90058-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGMH/IVHIntraventricular hemorrhageNeurodevelopmental assessmentGerminal matrixSurviving infantsNeonatal germinal matrix hemorrhageNewborn Special Care UnitLow birth weight neonatesBirth weight neonatesGerminal matrix hemorrhageMajor neurologic abnormalitiesSpecial care unitsNon-hemorrhage groupWeight neonatesCare unitGroup infantsPostnatal hoursNeurologic abnormalitiesBirth weightSevere gradesHemorrhageDevelopmental scoresBayley ScalesInfantsInfant developmentPerinatal Cerebral Insults: Hemorrhage and Ischemia
Ment L, Duncan C, Stewart W. Perinatal Cerebral Insults: Hemorrhage and Ischemia. Pediatric Neurosurgery 1985, 12: 168-174. PMID: 3916368, DOI: 10.1159/000120242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor neurodevelopmental handicapsCerebral blood flowNeurodevelopmental handicapParenchymal involvementCerebral infarctionPreterm infantsIntraventricular hemorrhageGestational ageIschemic insultPerinatal careHigh riskBlood flowHemorrhageInfantsDevelopmental abnormalitiesCareInfarctionIschemiaNeonatesLesionsAbnormalitiesIncidenceInsultSurvivorsBrain
1984
Perinatal cerebral infarction
Ment L, Duncan C, Ehrenkranz R. Perinatal cerebral infarction. Annals Of Neurology 1984, 16: 559-568. PMID: 6508239, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410160506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal cerebral infarctionCerebral infarctionNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageFull-term infantsMonths of ageTwelve-month intervalsPerinatal asphyxiaPreterm neonatesIntraventricular hemorrhageNeonatal seizuresTomographic scanCommon causePostmortem examinationInfarctionInfantsStrokeAsphyxiaHemorrhageNeonatesSeizuresUteroDiagnosisMonthsDelayed Hemorrhagic Infarction: A Cause of Late Neonatal Germinal Matrix and Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Ment L, Ehrenkranz R, Duncan C, Lange R. Delayed Hemorrhagic Infarction: A Cause of Late Neonatal Germinal Matrix and Intraventricular Hemorrhage. JAMA Neurology 1984, 41: 1036-1039. PMID: 6477210, DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1984.04050210034010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood flowLow cerebral blood flowLate intraventricular hemorrhageIntraventricular hemorrhageFirst postnatal dayMonths of ageSeries of insultsProfound hypotensionPorencephalic cystPostnatal eventsGerminal matrixPostnatal dayBlood flowHemorrhageNeonatesTomographic evidenceInfarcted tissueHypotensionTissueAsphyxiaEncephalomalaciaInfarctionInfantsCystsInsult
1983
Postpartum Perfusion of the Preterm Brain: Relationship to Neurodevelopmental Outcome
Ment L, Scott D, Lange R, Ehrenkranz R, Duncan C, Warshaw J. Postpartum Perfusion of the Preterm Brain: Relationship to Neurodevelopmental Outcome. Child's Brain 1983, 10: 266-272. PMID: 6884128, DOI: 10.1159/000120122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood flow measurementsCBF valuesHigher CBF valuesComputerized tomography scanDays of lifeBlood flow measurementsIntraventricular hemorrhageNeurodevelopmental outcomesPreterm brainPreterm infantsFavorable outcomeTomography scanMental indexDevelopmental assessmentLeft hemisphereOutcomesHemorrhageInfantsPerfusion
1981
Alterations in cerebral blood flow in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage.
Ment L, Ehrenkranz R, Lange R, Rothstein P, Duncan C. Alterations in cerebral blood flow in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage. Pediatrics 1981, 68: 763-9. PMID: 7322711, DOI: 10.1542/peds.68.6.763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks postconceptual ageGerminal matrix hemorrhageIntraventricular hemorrhageIVH groupPreterm infantsPostconceptual ageCerebral blood flow determinationsCerebral blood flowComputed tomography scanGroups of infantsBlood flow determinationsNonhemorrhage patientsIVH patientsAutopsy findingsTomography scanCT scanBlood flowHemorrhageHemispheric ratioInfantsMean differencePatientsLower mean valuesInterhemispheric ratioAgeBenign enlargement of the subarachnoid spaces in the infant.
Ment L, Duncan C, Geehr R. Benign enlargement of the subarachnoid spaces in the infant. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1981, 54: 504-8. PMID: 7205351, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1981.54.4.0504.Peer-Reviewed Original Research