Neonatal brain pathology predicts adverse attention and processing speed outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children

Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 552-562

  Murray, Andrea L ^a,b   Scratch, Shannon E ^a   Thompson, Deanne K ^a,c   Inder, Terrie E ^a,d   Doyle, Lex W ^a,c   Anderson, Jacqueline F I ^b,e   Anderson, Peter J ^a,c,d  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Alfred Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Mri; Processing speed; Very low birth weight (VLBW); Very preterm (VPT)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING SPEED; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VERY PRETERM; WHITE MATTER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREMATURE BIRTH; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84904043644     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000071     Document Type: Article

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