The human preterm brain is particularly susceptible to cerebral white matter injury (WMI) that
disrupts the normal progression of developmental myelination. Advances in the care of …

Prematurity, especially preterm birth (less than 32 weeks' gestation), is common and
associated with high rates of both survival and neurodevelopmental disability, especially …

Hypoxic-ischemic and traumatic brain injuries are leading causes of long-term mortality and
disability in infants and children. Although several preclinical models using rodents of …

With advances in neonatal care, preterm neonates are surviving with an evolving
constellation of motor and cognitive disabilities that appear to be related to widespread …

Thalamocortical connections are: essential for brain function, established early in
development, and significantly impaired following preterm birth. Impaired cognitive abilities …

Background Altered brain development is evident in children born very preterm (24–32
weeks gestational age), including reduction in gray and white matter volumes, and thinner …

Cortical maturation was studied in 65 infants between 27 and 46 wk postconception using
structural and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. Alterations in neural structure and …

Every year in the United States, an estimated 500,000 babies are born preterm (before 37
completed weeks of gestation), and this number is rising, along with the recognition of brain …

In the past 2 decades, it has become evident that individuals born with congenital heart
disease (CHD) are at risk of developing life-long neurological deficits. Multifactorial risk …

Children surviving preterm birth have a high risk of disability, particularly cognitive and
learning problems. There is extensive clinical and experimental evidence that disability is …