Brain volumes in adolescents with very low birth weight: Effects on brain structure and associations with neuropsychological outcomes

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-117

  Taylor, H Gerry ^a   Filipek, Pauline A ^b   Juranek, Jenifer ^b   Bangert, Barbara ^c   Minich, Nori ^a   Hack, Maureen ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGAN SIZE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79251501987     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2011.540544     Document Type: Article

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