Growth of prefrontal and limbic brain regions and anxiety disorders in children born very preterm.

Courtney P GilchristDeanne K ThompsonBonnie AlexanderClaire E KellyKarli TreyvaudLillian G MatthewsLeona PascoeDiana ZanninoRosemary YatesChris AdamsonMary TolcosJeanie L Y CheongTerrie E InderLex W DoyleAngela CumberlandPeter J Anderson

Published in: Psychological medicine (2021)

Region- and time-specific alterations in the development of the corticolimbic system in children born VP may help to explain an increase in anxiety disorders observed in this population.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
gestational age
young adults
preterm birth
white matter
working memory
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage