Superior longitudinal fasciculus and cognitive dysfunction in adolescents born preterm and at term.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To understand the relationship between cognition and white-matter structure in adolescents born preterm without obvious brain injury.

Methods

Thirty-two adolescents from a longitudinal study of child development were selected according to risk of developmental disorders at birth (born at term: eight males, five females; median age 16y 1mo, interquartile range 10mo; low risk preterm: four males, five females, median age 16y, range 4mo; high risk preterm: three males, seven females, median age 16y 2mo, range 1y 2mo) and reading ability (good: three males, eight females, median age 16y, range 7mo; average: six males, three females, median age 16y 10mo, range 1y; poor: six males, six females, median age 16y, range 6mo). Preterm birth was defined as a gestational age of 36 we

SUBMITTER: Frye RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2910222 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature