Structural correlates of preterm birth in the adolescent brain.

OBJECTIVE: The Stockholm Neonatal Project involves a prospective, cross-sectional, population-based, cohort monitored for 12 to 17 years after birth; it was started with the aim of investigating the long-term structural correlates of preterm birth and comparing findings with reports on similar cohor...

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Main Authors: Nagy, Z, Ashburner, J, Andersson, J, Jbabdi, S, Draganski, B, Skare, S, Böhm, B, Smedler, A, Forssberg, H, Lagercrantz, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: The Stockholm Neonatal Project involves a prospective, cross-sectional, population-based, cohort monitored for 12 to 17 years after birth; it was started with the aim of investigating the long-term structural correlates of preterm birth and comparing findings with reports on similar cohorts. METHODS: High-resolution anatomic and diffusion tensor imaging data measuring diffusion in 30 directions were collected by using a 1.5-T MRI scanner. A total of 143 adolescents (12.18-17.7 years of age) participated in the study, including 74 formerly preterm infants with birth weights of