2023
Early brain microstructural development among preterm infants requiring caesarean section versus those delivered vaginally
Bobba P, Weber C, Malhotra A, Bahtiyar M, Copel J, Taylor S, Ment L, Payabvash S. Early brain microstructural development among preterm infants requiring caesarean section versus those delivered vaginally. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 21514. PMID: 38057452, PMCID: PMC10700578, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48963-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact 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 interventionAssociation of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference With Imaging Metrics of Brain Integrity and Functional Connectivity in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years in the US, 2016-2018
Kaltenhauser S, Weber C, Lin H, Mozayan A, Malhotra A, Constable R, Acosta J, Falcone G, Taylor S, Ment L, Sheth K, Payabvash S. Association of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference With Imaging Metrics of Brain Integrity and Functional Connectivity in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years in the US, 2016-2018. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314193. PMID: 37200030, PMCID: PMC10196880, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexWaist circumferenceBMI z-scoreCross-sectional studyBrain healthCross-sectional analysisFunctional connectivityMass indexMean ageInterval developmentCorpus callosumAssociation of BMIHigher baseline body mass indexBaseline cross-sectional analysisBaseline body mass indexBrain integrityResting-state functional connectivityLongitudinal analysisFuture treatment trialsABCD studyLower microstructural integrityCognitive Development StudyAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyCardiovascular implications
2022
Brain injury patterns in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy of term neonates
Bobba PS, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Taylor SN, Ment LR, Payabvash S. Brain injury patterns in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy of term neonates. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2022, 33: 79-84. PMID: 36164277, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyHypoxic-ischemic lesionsSeverity of HIEModerate hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyTerm neonatesIschemic lesionsDiffusion-weighted imagingBasal gangliaDiagnosis of HIESeverity categoriesBrain injury patternsDeep white matterMRI diffusion-weighted imagingT2-weighted imagesPresence of lesionsVoxel-wise analysisRespiration (APGAR) scoreInfarct volumeStandard brain spaceIschemic encephalopathyInjury patternsBrain injuryLentiform nucleusLesion volumeAge‐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