Neonatal brain MRI to prognosticate neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetal growth restricted infants: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The purpose of this study was to identify magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain markers at birth that prognosticate neurodevelopmental outcomes at ≥12 months of age in fetal growth restricted (FGR) infants.

Methods

A systematic literature search was undertaken in PubMed, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Scopus in March 2025. Articles were assessed by two reviewers. The inclusion criteria included papers relating to infants with birth weight <10th percentile, with assessed neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 months of age or older, and MRI performed at birth with markers for neurodevelopment, and comparison of data to appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants. The quality of studies was assessed using the Cochrane-approved

SUBMITTER: Ramdial R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12832895 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature