Brain MRI findings and their association with visual impairment in young adolescents born very preterm.
Annette KarimiSirkku SetänenEva LarssonGerd HolmstromYlva Fredriksson KaulOlga KochukhovaMartin JohanssonCecilia MontgomeryLena Hellström-WestasJohan WikströmPublished in: Neuroradiology (2023)
More white matter lesions and evidence of lower white matter volume were found in children born very preterm compared with full-term controls at 12-year follow-up. The association between larger posterior ventricle index and reduced visual acuity and contrast sensitivity suggests disturbances of the posterior visual pathway due to diffuse white matter lesions.
Keyphrases
- white matter
- gestational age
- low birth weight
- preterm infants
- multiple sclerosis
- preterm birth
- young adults
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- physical activity
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- mitral valve
- computed tomography
- low grade
- coronary artery
- congenital heart disease
- diffusion weighted imaging
- atrial fibrillation
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- left ventricular