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 riskFunctional connectivity to a right hemisphere language center in prematurely born adolescents
Myers EH, Hampson M, Vohr B, Lacadie C, Frost SJ, Pugh KR, Katz KH, Schneider KC, Makuch RW, Constable RT, Ment LR. Functional connectivity to a right hemisphere language center in prematurely born adolescents. NeuroImage 2010, 51: 1445-1452. PMID: 20347043, PMCID: PMC2872040, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityWord Reading EfficiencyVerbal Comprehension IndexWechsler Intelligence ScaleRight supramarginal gyrusPeabody Picture VocabularyGreater cognitive deficitsPPVT-R scoresPhonological processingComprehension IndexLanguage tasksChildren-IIIIntelligence ScaleReading efficiencyLanguage deficitsPicture VocabularyWISC-IIISupramarginal gyrusCognitive outcomesNeurobiological basisHemisphere regionsCognitive deficitsWernicke's areaNeural activityLanguage processing