Diffusion tensor imaging and behavior in premature infants at 8 years of age, a randomized controlled trial with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

Early Human Development

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 41-46

  Almaas, Astrid Nylander ^a,b   Tamnes, Christian K ^c   Nakstad, Britt ^a   Henriksen, Christine ^b   Grydeland, Håkon ^c   Walhovd, Kristine B ^c   Fjell, Anders M ^c   Iversen, Per Ole ^b   Drevon, Christian A ^b  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behavioral outcome; Brain development; Diffusion tensor imaging; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Premature children; White matter maturation

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WHITE MATTER; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84959339994     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2016.01.021     Document Type: Article

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