Category: Publications

An analysis of MRI derived cortical complexity in premature-born adults: Regional patterns, risk factors, and potential significance

Highlights

• MRI-derived Cortical Complexity is reduced in adults after premature birth.
• Bilateral lateral temporal and medial parietal cortices are affected.
• Cortical aberrations correlate with gestational age and birth weight.
• Medial parietal cortical complexity correlates with full-scale IQ in adulthood.
• Cortical complexity mediates cognitive development from infancy to adulthood.

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The Role of Executive and General Cognitive Functioning in the Attention Problems of Very and Extremely Preterm Adults

Objective: To determine whether the attention problems in adults born very preterm/very low birth weight (VP/VLBW; <32 weeks’ gestation/<1500 g) or extremely preterm (EP; <26 weeks’ gestation) are associated with specific executive or general cognitive deficits.

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Neuropsychological Outcomes at 19 Years of Age Following Extremely Preterm Birth

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Children born extremely preterm (EP) (<26 weeks’ gestation) have lower cognitive scores and an increased rate of cognitive impairment compared with their term-born peers. However, the neuropsychological presentation of these EP individuals in adulthood has not been described. The aim of this study was to examine neuropsychological outcomes in early adulthood after EP birth in the 1995 EPICure cohort and to investigate if the rate of intellectual impairment changed longitudinally.

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Mental Health Outcomes of Adults Born Very Preterm or with Very Low Birth Weight:A systematic review

Preterm birth research is poised to explore the mental health of adults born very preterm(VP;<32⁺⁰ weeks gestational age) and/or very low birth weight(VLBW; <1500g) through individual participant data meta-analyses, but first the previous evidence needs to be understood.

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Sequelae of Premature Birth in Young Adults

Background and Purpose

Qualitative studies about the abnormalities appreciated on routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences in prematurely born adults are lacking. This article aimed at filling this knowledge gap by (1) qualitatively describing routine imaging findings in prematurely born adults, (2) evaluating measures for routine image interpretation and (3) investigating the impact of perinatal variables related to premature birth.

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Quality of life of adults born very preterm or very low birth weight: A systematic review

Aim

To establish differences in health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults born term and those born very preterm (VPT) and/or with a very low birth weight (VLBW).

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Parental use of ‘cry it out’ in infants: no adverse effects on attachment and behavioural development at 18 months

Background

Leaving infant to cry it out has been the subject of discussion among researchers and parents. Nevertheless, there is paucity of empirical research investigating the association between leaving infant to cry it out and consequent crying duration and frequency, mother–infant attachment and behavioural development.

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Association of sport participation in preterm and full term born children and body and fat mass indices from age 3 to 14 years

Abstract Objectives

To assess the association of gestational age groups (VP: <32 weeks, MP: 32–33 weeks, LP: 34–36 weeks and FT: ≥37 weeks of gestation) and club sport participation in childhood on body mass index (BMI), fat free mass index (FFMI) and fat mass index (FMI).

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The Life Course Consequences of Very Preterm Birth

Around 15 million children are born preterm (<37 weeks of gestation) every year. Of these, 15% or 2.25 million are born very preterm (VP; <32 weeks of gestation). Here, the developmental outcomes of VP babies in diverse domains from motor, cognitive, and social function to mental health and well-being throughout childhood and adolescence are reviewed.

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A Population-Based Cohort Study Examining the Incidence and Impact of Psychotic Experiences From Childhood to Adulthood, and Prediction of Psychotic Disorder

The authors investigated the incidence, course, and outcome of psychotic experiences from childhood through early adulthood in the general population and examined prediction of psychotic disorder.

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