Longitudinal growth and morphology of the hippocampus through childhood: Impact of prematurity and implications for memory and learning

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 4129-4139

  Thompson, Deanne K ^a,b   Omizzolo, Cristina ^a,c   Adamson, Christopher ^a   Lee, Katherine J ^a,b   Stargatt, Robyn ^c   Egan, Gary F ^a,d   Doyle, Lex W ^a,b   Inder, Terrie E ^a,e   Anderson, Peter J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Hippocampal size and shape; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurodevelopmental outcome; Very preterm children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; CHILD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY;

CHILD; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGAN SIZE; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84903951807     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: 10970193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22464     Document Type: Article

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