Corpus callosum abnormalities at term-equivalent age are associated with language development at two years corrected age in infants born very preterm.

Katsuaki Kojima Julia E Kline Mekibib AltayeBeth M Kline-FathNehal A Parikhnull null

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

We studied the impact of microstructural abnormalities in the corpus callosum on language development in 348 infants born very prematurely. We discovered that the fractional anisotropy of the corpus callosum anterior midbody was a significant predictor of standardized language scores at two years, independent of clinical and social risk factors.

Keyphrases

gestational age
low birth weight
risk factors
autism spectrum disorder
preterm infants
preterm birth
mental health
white matter