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
2022
Age‐related topographic map of magnetic resonance diffusion metrics in neonatal brains
Bobba PS, Weber CF, Mak A, Mozayan A, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Taylor SN, Vossough A, Grant PE, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Ment LR, Payabvash S. Age‐related topographic map of magnetic resonance diffusion metrics in neonatal brains. Human Brain Mapping 2022, 43: 4326-4334. PMID: 35599634, PMCID: PMC9435001, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageCerebellar white matterWhite matterNeonatal brainDiffusion-weighted imagingCorpus callosumMD valuesCorpus callosum myelinationLower gestational ageTerm-equivalent ageSubcortical white matterFA/MDApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) valuesMonths of ageDiffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metricsDiffusion metricsAge-related evolutionAge-related changesAge-specific normative valuesNeonatal ageBrain parenchymaCorticospinal tractNeonate brainDiffusivity metricsADC values
2009
DTI abnormalities in anterior corpus callosum of rats with spike–wave epilepsy
Chahboune H, Mishra AM, DeSalvo MN, Staib LH, Purcaro M, Scheinost D, Papademetris X, Fyson SJ, Lorincz ML, Crunelli V, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. DTI abnormalities in anterior corpus callosum of rats with spike–wave epilepsy. NeuroImage 2009, 47: 459-466. PMID: 19398019, PMCID: PMC2712639, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.04.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike-wave dischargesDiffusion tensor imagingAnterior corpus callosumWAG/RijFractional anisotropyWhite matter pathwaysSeizure activityAbsence epilepsyCorpus callosumDTI abnormalitiesEpileptic WAG/Rij ratsWAG/Rij ratsGenetic Absence Epilepsy RatsCallosal fractional anisotropySomatosensory cortex regionSpike-wave epilepsyBilateral spike-wave dischargesCommon seizure disorderWistar albino Glaxo ratsGlaxo ratsChronic seizuresEpileptic animalsNonepileptic controlsSeizure disorderNeurological difficulties