Asymmetry of cerebral glucose metabolism in very low-birth-weight infants without structural abnormalities.

Jae Hyun ParkChun Soo KimKyoung Sook WonJungsu S OhJae Seung KimHae Won Kim

Published in: PloS one (2017)

VLBW infants without structural abnormalities have asymmetry of cerebral glucose metabolism. Decreased cerebral glucose metabolism are noted in infants with neurodevelopmental risk factors. F-18 FDG PET could show microstructural abnormalities not detected by MRI in VLBW infants.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
subarachnoid hemorrhage
risk factors
preterm infants
human milk
magnetic resonance imaging
preterm birth
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
cerebral ischemia
brain injury
contrast enhanced
multiple sclerosis
white matter
diffusion weighted imaging