2000
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. JAMA 2000, 284: 1939-1947. PMID: 11035890, DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.15.1939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain volumesLong-term cognitive outcomesPreterm childrenPreterm infantsBrain volumeBasal gangliaCorpus callosumCognitive outcomesRegional brain volume abnormalitiesTerm control childrenCase-control studyBrain volume abnormalitiesPoor cognitive outcomesRegional cortical volumesStructural magnetic resonanceMidtemporal cortexPreterm birthPremature birthTemporal hornPerinatal variablesSubgenual cortexUniversity Medical SchoolCortical volumeHigh prevalenceLongitudinal follow
1999
The Etiology and Outcome of Cerebral Ventriculomegaly at Term in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
Ment L, Vohr B, Allan W, Westerveld M, Katz K, Schneider K, Makuch R. The Etiology and Outcome of Cerebral Ventriculomegaly at Term in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants. Pediatrics 1999, 104: 243-248. PMID: 10429002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.2.243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm infantsCorrected ageIndependent predictorsCerebral ventriculomegalyBirth weightGrade 3Low birth weight preterm infantsBirth weight preterm infantsMaternal educationLow birth weight survivorsCause of ventriculomegalyDevelopment of ventriculomegalyGrades of IVHIncidence of handicapWeight preterm infantsMonths' corrected ageAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesLow birth weightYears' corrected ageAdverse cognitive outcomesLogistic regression analysisYears of ageApgar scoreNeurodevelopmental handicap