Executive functioning in preschool children born very preterm: Relationship with early white matter pathology

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-101

  Edgin, Jamie O ^a,b   Inder, Terrie E ^c,d   Anderson, Peter J ^e   Hood, Kelly M ^a   Clark, Caron A C ^a   Woodward, Lianne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Child preschool; Infant premature; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurobehavioral manifestations; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WHITE MATTER;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 37449004972     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708080053     Document Type: Article

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